Due to heavy rainfall from last week, the 27km long Jammu and Kashmir highway remained closed for third straight day of Thursday . The heavy rain lashed Ramban district also triggered in Panthial, Mompassi and Marog.

Also on Thursday, Jammu region sees a moderate heavy rainfall. As per the official , Dalwas portion of the national highway is yet to clear because of the incessant rain. The whole national highway of Dalwas washed away by mudslide.

There a continues work for clearing the national highways are in progress with men and machines but due to heavy rain there number of difficulties are being faced.

As per the local from Batote,

“It is raining heavily in Ramban district making it very difficult for the NHAI to undertake restoration work”.

Due to this continues raining, over 2000 vehicles remain stranded in various places at Nagrota, Udhampur, Chenani and Qazigund.
A heavy windstorm could be seen across the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch along with the south of Pir Panjal on Thursday morning.

As per the Poonch SSP Ramesh Kumar Angral,

“After a brief lull, heavy downpour started in the two district early Thursday. All the rivers and rivulet are in a spate. As of now, there are no reports of any untoward incident. People have been advised to stay away from bodies in view of rains.”

Demand compensation of Rs 20 lakhs to families lost their loved ones in landslides, flood

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Raqeeq Ahmed Khan has appealed to the Government to conduct assessment of the losses suffered by the people especially farmers in Jammu and Kashmir due to heavy rains from the last 24 hours.

“Government should constitute a high level committee to assess losses of the lives, property and cattles for the grant of compensation to the affected families,” demanded Khan.

Khan said that the rains have caused extensive damage in remote areas more than towns in Jammu and Kashmir including Poonch district.

“There are reports of damage to many roads, bridges, link roads, localities and houses and loss of life in the mayhem caused by the heavy rains,” he said.

He said that the teams of officials from tehsil level in the Union Territory should visit the affected villages to take stock of the situation and give some financial assistance in advance to the victim families before the final assessment.

“The people who have lost their lives due to floods or landslides should be given compensation a total of Rs 20 lakhs and within two weeks, the government should release the first installment Rs 5 lakhs as compensation for the victim families,” he demanded.

Raqeeq Ahmed Khan also expressed grief and sorrow over the death of a local namely Showkat Hussain, Kalarmorah in Mendhar of Poonch district and demanded compensation for his family members.

Ashok Kumar Former Legislature, Ramban and Senior Congress leader of Jammu and Kashmir has urged upon the Chairman Jammu and Kashmir board of school education (JKBOSE) and Director of School Education that the syllabus of class 10th and 12th should be reduced up to 50% in upcoming board examination as most of the students belongs to rural and remote areas have not able to cover syllabus due to lack of proper internet facilities and prolonged lockdown since last one year in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ashok has said that due to prolonged lockdown under covid-19 pandemic students were not able to attend regular classes. In addition, in absence of proper internet facilities and smart tech instruments, students were unable to attend online classes and lacks the study material and classes. It becomes imperative for government to reduce the syllabus at least to 50% at such a juncture in absence of basic smart tech facilities to the students. Government must re-look and revise the current policy related to the board examination of 10th and 12th class in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ashok further said that the syllabus should be reduced to 50% and chapters should also be mentioned in 50% reduction of the syllabus so that rural students who doesn’t have facilities like tutorials and extra classes could smoothly attempt the upcoming board examination.

Ashok stressed upon the government that all board examination should be conducted only after following all covid-19 protocol such as sanitizing of examination centres, hand wash and sanitize facilities, providing quality face masks, adhering proper social distancing while conducting seating arrangements for examination. Ashok also demanded that transport facilities for students should also be provided by government at every examination centre along with medical experts.