Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Mar 21: Sarpanchs of Chatroo block held a meeting and urged the Government to take immediate measures to ensure relief and rehabilitation of those who suffered due to the recent snowfall, rains and flash floods across the Chatroo tehsil.
The meeting was attended by Sarpanch Association Chatroo block Tariq Wani, Sarpanch and Congress block president Chatroo Haji Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Ghulam Mohammad Reshi, Abdul Gani, Choudhary Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, besides many others.
The participants expressed concern over the incessant snow and rains that have brought havoc in the Chatroo area causing colossal damage to property, houses, and water and power infrastructure besides standing crops.
Making a special mention of Chatroo, Mugalmaidan, Durbeel, Chingam, Sigdi, Hurna, Mulchitter, Kuchal, Dadpeth and Rahal thal area of Chatroo tehsil, they claimed that hundreds of houses had collapsed resulting in injuries to dozens of people besides loss of several cattle.
Roads in the said areas have been badly damaged affecting movement of vehicular traffic and making it impossible for the injured persons to be shifted to nearby hospitals, they added.
They also demanded disposal of essential commodities like sugar, kerosene oil, wheat and rice, repaired transformers from their headquarters in snow bound areas of Chatroo, announcement of a time bound schedule of compensation in view of gravity of the issue, additional ration for 1400 ration cards in Chatroo tehsil, relief compensation and ration to the earthquake hit people of Chatroo area.
Sarpanchs of Chatroo block appealed the Government and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori to make provision of alternate accommodation to those rendered homeless and shelter-less due to damage to their houses.
Later all the Sarpanchs of Chatroo block meet Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Mohammad Javed Ahmed Khan and appraised him about the problems being faced by them.
DC gave patient hearing and assured that their demands would be resolved in a phased manner.
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