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DB directs Govt to upload info about flood affected on website 4/14/2015 12:03:00 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 13: A Division Bench of the High Court Monday directed state authorities to upload the information regarding flood victims on the websites monitored by the authorities in the Central Government, so as to enable them provide additional financial assistance to them. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the division bench comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey directed that necessary information should be uploaded within one week. The court also directed Azhar-ul-Amin, the advocate who has filed the PIL, to file response to the consolidated affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary within two weeks'. In the report, the chief secretary said the magnitude and velocity of September 2014 flood was beyond human far-sight or skill to be prevented. "No embankment, dam made or constructed using all proper and reasonable care in making or maintaining them could have withstood its onslaught," the Chief Secretary said in the report. The Chief Secretary also rejected the allegations regarding "acts of gross omission and commission." He also said that comprehensive flood management project of Rs 2083 crores was submitted to Government of India way back in the year 2010. "The observations raised by Central Water Commission thereof were replied by State Government which included formulation of pre-feasibility report of Dogripora Channel, supported by flood data of 60 years," he said without elaborating further about it. He also denied any laxity or default on the part of the divisional or district administration regarding flood forecasting and warning measures. "Although print media was not available, not only through available electronic media, announcements regarding impending flood threat and warning public for taking preventive measures were consistently made through loudspeakers," he said. Alert was sounded in a number of city areas were the flood threat was perceived to occur in all possible manner, he added. "We all know there were rains, water building up but nobody could forecast the extent and intensity of rains and their effect for such duration. Nobody expected that Kashmir would be inundated in such a devastating way." Besides, he said that state's disaster relief forces were fully deployed.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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