Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 30 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Sunil Sharma on Thursday slammed the state authorities over the alleged irregularities in tender allotments and flood aid efforts. While strolling out of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Sharma questioned the delay in submitting the loss evaluation report back to the Indian authorities following the floods in August.
‘Jammu and Kashmir suffered enormous losses within the month of August. Due to floods, poor folks’s homes had been destroyed, crops had been destroyed, horticultural land was destroyed, constructions had been destroyed, livestock was destroyed, and other people pinned their hopes on the Jammu and Kashmir authorities,’ Sharma instructed ANI.
‘Ministers of the Indian authorities got here right here for loss evaluation. The Jammu and Kashmir authorities was requested to submit a report. The loss evaluation report has not but been submitted to the Indian authorities,’ he added.
Sharma alleged that tenders value crores of rupees had been allotted in violation of pointers. The opposition chief demanded a CBI probe into the matter and known as for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resignation.
‘An enormous rip-off has been revealed at this time. Tenders value crores of rupees have been allotted, violating all pointers and to learn a selected particular person. I’m asking, who’s the MLA from that constituency? Who is the minister from that constituency? Is he a detailed minister to Omar Sahib?… If you’ve any doubts, then you must refer it to the CBI. ‘Omar Sahib promised jobs, cylinders, rations, and electrical energy. What did he give in return? A rip-off value crores of rupees, and that is only a pattern of 1 division… He (CM Omar) ought to resign over this challenge,’ Sharma added.
On September 20, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana within the RS Pura sector, the place he assured that the Centre will prolong all potential assist to the folks of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to an official launch, throughout his arrival, the Minister first visited the fields to evaluate the injury to standing crops. Later, the minister addressed a big gathering of flood victims, together with farmers.
Union Minister Chouhan stated the Central authorities led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by the folks of Jammu and Kashmir on this time of disaster.
As per the discharge, the Minister pledged that the Union Government would offer all potential help to the affected inhabitants following consultations with the J&Ok authorities, which might submit studies with respect to the evaluation of damages suffered in the course of the floods.
He stated groups from the Ministries of Home Affairs, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Agriculture have already carried out surveys within the affected components of the Union Territory. They may also submit their studies whereas the evaluation of damages is ongoing. Once the state authorities submits its memoranda, the Central authorities will go away no stone unturned in offering aid, he stated.
After his go to to Badyal Brahmana, the Minister returned to Jammu metropolis and chaired a overview assembly with the J&Ok authorities. Later, he addressed the media and introduced a slew of aid measures. Chouhan introduced that one instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme can be launched instantly to farmers affected by the floods within the Union Territory.
He additionally introduced that staff within the flood-affected areas would get a further 50 man-days underneath MGNREGA, rising their entitlement to 150 from the prevailing 100 man-days assured underneath the programme in view of the pure calamity. The Union Minister additionally introduced that farmers would obtain compensation for his or her home animals which perished in flood waters. He stated, as reported by the J&Ok administration, about 5000 homes have been broken, which might be constructed once more, for which he would approve help instantly.
The agriculture minister stated that underneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Rs. 1,30,000 can be supplied for the development of every home, with a separate bathroom. Hailing Self Help Groups for his or her work, he stated, they, too, have suffered losses, and Rs 76 crore can be launched for them, as per the discharge.
Chouhan prompt that the sand amassed within the fields on account of floods should be utilized by the farmers in whose land it’s deposited. In this case, he stated the Mining Department of J&Ok should chill out the rule in favour of the affected farmers. The agriculture minister stated J&Ok Government has about Rs . 2,499 crore accessible for catastrophe administration, which shall be utilised for the current floods, including that if extra funds are required, the Central authorities will prolong additional help.
He stated the J&Ok authorities would take up the renovation of broken canals and embankments with the Central help, as per the discharge.
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh had additionally visited the flood-affected Bajalta village, which is 13 km away from town of Jammu, in September. (ANI)