“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)...
A Deluge Audit
While not every coin allocated for post-flood revival reached Srinagar, Comptroller and Auditor General has revealed that money spent has not followed the schemes...
Daring Rescue And Relief
Encircled from three sides by swelling Jhelum, people living in Srinagar’s posh locality Rajbagh had only downtown boys standing between life and death. Political...
Getting Back into Seinweir
Decades after late Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad converted low-lying garden Seinwari into Sonawari for habitation, an overflowing Jhelum found its way in. It took villagers 25...
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...
The Sikh Camaraderie
A relief camp started by Kashmiri Sikhs a day before the deluge hit Srinagar inside a Gurudwara in uptown Srinagar provided timely rescue and...
A Case of Vanishing Tents
Almost three months after devastating floods, tents meant to shelter victims remain unaccounted for in Pampore. With official passing the buck people are forced...
Outbreak
An outbreak of gastroenteritis with cholera like symptoms claimed eight lives, with more than six thousand people needing hospitalisation across five districts of the state. Haroon Mirani reports.
Educational Mess
This devastating flood has been debilitating for almost every sector. Once the waters receded, people starting clearing their houses and businesses from the thick...
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...
Saving Downtown
After the worst floods, the fourth estate is abuzz with the tales of the local heroics. One such unfolded in Noorbagh area where the...
Stop These Purchases
It has been more than three fortnights since the worst floods hit the nucleus of Kashmir, the Srinagar city. After the people moved away...
History Gagged
The skewed coverage of Kashmir floods by Delhi media generated massive ire and suspicion against journalists, preventing even local media from recording their own...
Where Are Separatists?
This was the signature tune of Delhi’s electronic media for its coverage of Kashmir’s devastating floods: where are the separatists. Safwat Zargar trekked across...
Kandizal: A Vicious Web
The official blame game after recent floods has once again brought this godforsaken village called Kandizal into focus. But is Kandizal really worth all...
