Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal, Additional General Secretary, National Conference, visited Thathri in Kisthwar district to take stock of the damage to life and property in the cloudburst in the intervening night of July 20 and 21.
Interacting with the locals at site of the catastrophe he was informed that a lane through a locality of Thathri was flooded in the flash flood causing extensive damage to the structures on both sides as also claimed six precious lives, four of Nagni, one each of Gandoh and Balgran apart from injuries to 12 persons, six from Thathri, four from Bonjwah and one from Gandoh. Thirty sheep are also said to have been lost in this tragedy.
Dr Kamaal expressed his surprise and dismay when informed that Government failed to respond in any way even two days after the tragedy and that even verbal assurance for relief was not given despite the fact that two Ministers of the Government had visited the site. Dr Kamaal rued that normally Red Cross responds through the concerned Deputy Commissioners with a set of utensils, some blankets, bedding and tent as also a quantity of grain and Rs 500 per family in cash but that was not to be which is a poor reflection on the PDP lead Government of the State.
Dr Kamaal cautioned the Government to start relief measures immediately.
Dr Kamaal was accompanied by District Presidents Doda and Kishtwar Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy and Tanvir Ahmed Kichloo as also MLC and former Minister Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Mohd Farooq Mughal, Shamim Ahmed Block President Thathri, Qazi Jalal-Ud- Din Vice President and other office bearers of the area of National Conference and a large number of local people.
Dr Kamaal also expressed deep sorrow at the tragic death of four persons in a motor vehicle accident on Cheera-Thathri road on 21-06-2017 when a sumo vehicle they were travelling in plunged into Chenab river.
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