Ah, Baila
A small village that lived on the banks of a torrent witnessed a literal change in its geography after 2014 floods devoured most of...
The Sheltering Shrine
With ferocious Jhelum inundating the habitations on its banks, displacing populations and destroying properties, thousands of people trekked to the foothills housing the shrine...
A Survival Report
Faced with certain death in deluged Rajbagh ETV’s Rifat Abdullah recorded his last message after dialling his high-end contacts for help turned futile. Syed...
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...
Twentieth Century Floods
The idea of Jhelum has remained central to the existence of Kashmir. Key to the Vale’s prosperity, the river has been the principal destroyer...
1905 Floods: A First Hand Account
A British author T R Swinburne along with many of his friends was visiting Kashmir when they were caught in the floods in 1905,...
Blessing in Disguise
While 2014 flood is imprinted on people’s memory like a nightmare there are a few who thank Jhelum for its fury. Saima Bhat reports
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Theed Saviours
For helpless new-mothers who were rescued from G B Panth hospital and abandoned at Zeethyaar Mandir, trusting anybody was a gamble till they found...
Rebuilding Homes
Moving beyond rescue and relief operations, the team headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq started reconstruction of 100 houses for the “neediest of the needy”...
Building For Poor
A nongovernmental organization that has worked on rehabilitation front in 2005 earthquake raised nearly seven crore rupees to create small homes for the decent...
A Night of Horror
As Jhelum was swelling, the elders in Pampore were willing to bet that the river would not touch the town because there is a...
7 Steps To Recovery
With assembly polls round the corner, there is utmost urgency in managing the basic spadework to help flood-devastated Kashmir get back on recovery track....
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...
Oh, Lal Chowk!
As Jhelum retreated to its banks after creating a reign of terror in the valley, the city centre Lal Chowk looks faded and filthy....
Kashmir Floods: A Chronology
Er. Mohammad Ashraf Fazili
Kashmiris have faced floods since the very beginning of life in the valley. Over the years, many measures were adopted to...
