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80 percent almond trees in Kashmir damaged due to snow
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Thursday, 13 March 2014
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SRINAGAR: Rajya Sabha member and senior National Conference leader, Ghulam Nabi
Ratanpuri, Thursday said more than 8-0 percent of almond trees in Kashmir have been damaged due to recent snow.
Mr Ratanpuri said
the situation after snowfall was avoidable but the government failed to
deliver. “Government did not meet the expectations of the people while the fact
is that MeT had already made predictions about heavy snowfall,” he said.
Accusing Peoples
Democratic Party of playing politics, he said that he visited scores of areas
in south Kashmir from where snow was cleared from all the roads.
Appealing the government
to pay ex-gratia relief to the farmers who have incurred heavy losses due to
heavy snowfall, Ratanpuri said the government should seek permission from
Election Commission and he certainly will allow the government to distribute
relief despite Model Code of Conduct in vogue.
“I visited
different areas of Pulwama district including Nownagri, Palapora, Chakoora,
Newa, Chandgam, Wagargund, Wahipora, Wanpora, Parigam and Zadoora etc and I
observed that 80 per cent almond trees have been damaged,” he said adding that
in Rajpora and Shopian and upper reaches of Pulwama, snow furry has devastated
orchards and almond trees completely.
“I appeal to the
Rural Development Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar to permit DC Pulwama and Shopian
to distribute relief amoung the sufferers under Indira Awas Yojna and Rajiv
Awas Yojna. If Model Code of Conduct has restricted the movement of Ministers
then I appeal Ali Muhammad Sagar to seek permission from Election Commission,”
he said adding that those people should also be befriended whose residential
house have been damaged due to snowfall.
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