Kashmir Recalls 2014 Flood Nightmare

The first anniversary of the devastating floods of September 2014 is being observed on Monday. As many as 300 people died in the floods which ravaged large parts of Kashmir valley, sweeping away houses and cars and turning lush farmland into a muddy wasteland. According to the official figures, apart from damage caused to 261361 structures, farm sector of 3.27 lakh hectares of agricultural land and 3.96 lakh hectares of horticulture land also suffered damage. Similarly, under public sector, 6,910 kms of road length, 559 bridges, 3,063 PHE schemes, 6,423…

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