Srinagar, July 09: Congress on Sunday expressed serious concern over the losses caused to residential houses and paddy fields due to cloudbursts and incessant rains during the past three days in J&K and sought appropriate compensation in favour of the affected people.
Former president of J&K Pradesh Congress Ghulam Ahmad Mir urged the government to evaluate the losses for compensation in favour of affected people, on a priority basis.
According to a party statement, Mir during his daylong tour visited Khahdar, Kapan, Trajan, Thaman and Chowgund in Block Shahabad Bala of the Dooru segment of south Kashmir to take stock of the people’s grievances especially the current losses caused by cloudbursts and incessant rains to residential houses, paddy fields and other crops in these affected areas. He met a series of local delegations who apprised him about the level of losses they have suffered due to cloudbursts in their respective areas and sought immediate help from the government.
The JKPCC leader expressed dismay over the losses and urged the government to dispatch a team of experts to affected areas to evaluate the damages for release of compensation to the affected people on a priority basis. He said the process of compensation must be started at the earliest to ensure respite for the affected people.
