Jammu,3 Mar :-JD(U) State General Secretary Vivek Bali expressed deep concern over the massive damage caused to the residential houses in Kashmir and Jammu Districts due to Windstorm and heavy rainfall in the Chenab Valley Zone.
Vivek Bali said that the areas of Kashmir and Jammu Districts remained the worst affected areas wherein the damage caused to the residential houses are dozens in number. Bali said that it was severely impacted by the destructive forces of the wind storm and heavy rainfall.
Bali said that the fruit growers have been bearing the brunt of untimely snowfall and windstorm for the past several years and that the recent heavy downpour and windstorms have only dashed the hopes of the profitable harvest for the orchardists.
Our hearts go out to these families, and we urgently call upon the authorities to take immediate and appropriate measures to provide them with the necessary relief and support during this challenging time, Bali added.
Vivek Bali appealed to the Honorable Lt. Governor to direct the Districts Administration to take immediate measures for the mitigation of the losses suffered by the people so that the damages caused by the windstorm to residential houses and orchards could be assessed and financial assistance to the affected people could be provided at an earliest.
