Jammu, Aug 18: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress demanded a special Central relief and rehabilitation package for the victims of the cloudburst in Chisoti village of Kishtwar district.
As many as 63 people were killed as flash floods triggered by the cloudburst swept through Chisoti on August 14, which also left 116 people injured and 82 reported missing.
Tariq Hameed Karra, raised the demand for a central package at a party meeting in Kishwar district. Senior party leaders, including its working president Raman Bhalla and former minister G M Saroori, attended the meeting that discussed the current situation, organizational activities and the ongoing relief and rescue measures in Chisoti.
Karra, urged the Centre to come forward and help in the rehabilitation of the affected population by announcing a special relief and rehabilitation package.
Bhalla said the tragedy should have been declared a national disaster and that the affected people compensated accordingly.
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