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| CM Omar visits rain-hit areas of Poonch | | Says focus is on rehabilitation; special package after assessment | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the government's focus has shifted from rescue and recovery to rehabilitation and reconstruction in the cloudburst and flash flood-hit areas of Poonch and Rajouri, while indicating that a decision on a special relief package would be taken after a comprehensive assessment of the damage Abdullah arrived in Surankote area of Poonch this morning to assess the ground situation in the flash flood and landslide-affected areas following the rain fury, which had claimed 16 lives and left six others missing in the border district of Poonch.
He commenced his tour with a visit to Murrah village where he met a villager, who lost eight members of his family in cloudburst-triggered flash floods and landslide on July 19.
Talking to reporters in Surankote, Abdullah said the immediate priority after the recent floods and landslides triggered by cloudbursts was to speed up rescue operations, trace the missing persons and undertake recovery efforts.
"Now the time has come for rehabilitation and reconstruction. We have to rehabilitate those whose houses have been completely destroyed and also assist those whose houses are still standing but have suffered extensive damage," the chief minister said.
He said the disaster had caused extensive damage not only to residential houses but also to public infrastructure, including flood protection works, roads, schools, hospitals and other government assets. |
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