Srinagar: Exuding hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his upcoming visit to Jammu and Kashmir will announce a substantial relief package for the flood hit people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Union Territory has suffered immense losses in recent calamities.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, the Chief Minister said, “The situation has severely impacted infrastructure, agriculture, and livelihoods across J&K. The loss has been immense, loss of lives, especially during the two yatras in Kishtwar and Katra. There has been loss of property also.”
Chief Minister Omar said, “Around 330 bridges have been washed away. More than 1500 km of roads have been destroyed. Many government buildings have suffered losses, and crops have been destroyed. Our dry fruits have been destroyed.”
“Seeing this, we hope that our loss is analysed and an adequate package is announced so that we can compensate for the losses suffered. I will put all these points before the Prime Minister and hope that he will give a good package for the people of J&K,” Omar added.
He said the government would place all these details before the Prime Minister and seek a comprehensive support package.
Meanwhile, BJP’s General Secretary Organization, Ashok Koul while talking to KNO said, “We are also hoping that Prime Minister Modi would visit Jammu and Kashmir and will announce a relief package for the flood sufferers.”
He said, “PM Modi has been visiting different states in the country and he may also come to J&K soon.”—(KNO)
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Jammu, Sep 20 (KNO): An Army soldier lost his life in action during an intense gunfight with terrorists in the rugged Seoj Dhar forest area along the Doda-Udhampur border, officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) on Saturday.
They said the gunfight broke out on late Friday evening prompting a massive joint operation by security forces.
Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand was critically injured when a joint search party from the Army, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police came under sudden fire from hiding terrorists during a cordon-and-search mission.
“Acting on specific intelligence about terrorist presence in the high-altitude region,
