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Floods

This section is about the history and devastation created by floods. It also carries detailed reportage about the rehabilitation processes and policy interventions to manage if not to prevent the floods.

Securing Future

 Around 42,000 claims worth Rs 2000 crore settled post floods by top four insurance companies making it one of the biggest claims in Asia....

Governance Gridlock?

In the deluge-hit Kashmir, victims counted on government for revival and rehabilitation. But a year later, both statistic and street voices seem at loggerheads...

A Year After

 Floods have devastated Kashmir in almost all eras. But what makes the September 2014 flood different was that it hit the capital at a...

Understanding Jhelum

Last September’s devastating floods left an impression on young Saqib Gulzar’s mind. In less than a year’s time, he came up with an award...

Jhelum Fury

With Jhelum’s belly filled by silt up to its brim, a day’s downpour sends the alarm bells ringing in valley. So far the government...

Rs 500 Crore Rescue

September 2014 floods incapacitated individuals, institutions and the systems. Twisted reportage by Delhi media projecting army as the main rescuer washed away a rare...

Sheltering Neighbours

When the state offered Santosh Rs 1500 for the reconstruction of her flood-damaged house, she was devastated. But thanks to unknown pious souls, Santosh...

Rebuilding Srinagar

Most of the skimpy infrastructure, part of the trade and best housing enclaves were decimated by September 2014 floods. After Omar Abdullah lost his...

Awaiting Spring

On the banks of Veshaw, flood-devastated Aarigatnoo hamlet is gradually reviving its existence. Bilal Handoo visits the village in fall, winter and spring to...

Faceless Victims

The tragedies posed by September 2014 floods are unprecedented. The sagas of helplessness and destitution that overwhelmed countless families, especially in rural Kashmir are...

Telling Objects

Using objects retrieved from September 2014 floods students of Music and Fine Arts College Srinagar told stories at an international art exhibition in Kerala....

Colossal Loss

In 2014 September floods, hundreds of people lost their rare objects, books and documents. While the collective flood loss was historic, the personal loss...

Hydaspes’ Battle

From Sangam in south Kashmir to Asham in north, Jhelum’s serpentine course is literally battling for its space. The river that once witnessed an...

 Chocked Life

Every time it rains Srinagar gets panicky. A few centimeters of rainfall can put life out of gear and turn business streets into rivulets. Syed Asma reports...

“We need long term measures to deal with floods. Otherwise destruction is inevitable”

Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control department, Kashmir, Mir Javed Jaffar tells Saima Bhat that there is no way to handle September 2014 (floods)...