| Farooq, Omar express grief over loss of human life in Poonch cloudburst | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 20: J&K National Conference today expressed deep grief and shock over the tragic loss of human life in cloudburst at Poonch district and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved families.
In a statement issued here today, J&K National Conference, President, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President, Omar Abdullah prayed for peace to the departed soul in the natural calamity. They expressed solidarity with the bereaved family who lost his dear one in the tragedy.
National Conference Provincial President Rattan Lal Gupta and Provincial President Youth National Conference Jammu and former MLA, Ajaz Jan also expressed grief over the death of the truck driver and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved families. They demanded immediate relief/ compensation of upto Rs 20 lakhs to the bereaved families.
Ajaz Jan called for immediate restoration of various protection bunds, road network and other public utility services that have suffered damages due to water logging and flash floods, besides shifting such of the families to Government buildings whose houses have been damaged. He urged the district administration Poonch to carry out an urgent survey to assess the losses so that those suffered could be compensated. |
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