One year after flash floods, illegal construction continues along Tawi

Even after one year of flash floods, nothing seems to have changed when it comes to removing encroachments along the Tawi in Jammu. During September-2014 flash floods, several residential colonies constructed illegally along the river bank were damaged. The administration had promised to stop such activity. Between September 3 and 6, 2014, heavy rainfall had led to massive flooding in the Tawi, which breached its banks and devastated several areas. Most of them were built in an illegal way during the last two decades when Jammu saw massive expansion due…

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