Srinagar, July 18: Members of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries-Kashmir (CCIK) have expressed their anguish and shock “over the present economic, social and health scenario in Kashmir.”
In a statement to Ziraat Times, CCIK members said, “We have discovered that in the health sector we have been given to understand that the COVID – 19 virus is active on weekends and not on week days.”
“Therefore, it should not be beyond our comprehension how people are allowed to meet, intermingle, visit gardens and exhibitions on week days and barred from visiting these places on weekends. This is a major contradiction in the order and these directions of the district administration are resulting in chaos and confusion all around”, the chamber said.
“On the hindsight, it reminds the CCIK that the Bar-be-ques on the Boulevard, which have been removed as these could have proved helpful in the spread of the virus, but for paani puri walas and Bheel puri walas it is business as usual, which is suggestive of the fact that these items are safer than our own seekh tujies and other roasted item walas (Bar-be-ques)”, CCIK further said.
“People in general are being deprived of basic necessities like drinking water and day to day necessities of life. While it is being loudly advertised that people are being provided with ease of living whereas the fact is otherwise. We were promised un-interrupted power supply 24×7 but to our dismay we are being subjected to unscheduled power cuts. The condition of communications which is the life line of a place is in shambles. It seems the administration has kept its eyes shut as otherwise all these short coming are visible to everyone”, the business chamber further said.
“Some time back the CCIK had pointed out to the administration the pitiable condition of the road leading from Nowpora towards Boulevard, the so-called main hub of tourism, where the bailly bridge has been erected without any planning and is proving a big bottle neck to the approach towards the Boulevard, thereby causing inconvenience and huge delays. This leaves an adverse impression on the tourists, if there are any (locals do not matter)”, the statement concluded.
