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...
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....
Historic Failure
Omar government could not have prevented the floods but had the capacity to manage it partly. R S Gull details the escape of an...
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...
Brave Hearts of GB Panth Hospital
Amid fear, chaos and rising tempers, eleven doctors kept their nerves intact to save 300 infants admitted at GB Pant hospital during recent floods....
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...
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...
Media at Work
The fury of Jhelum that unleashed hell in summer capital inundating properties and putting people at risk triggered a rescue mission spearheaded by countless local brave-hearts and...
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...
Rs: 1000000000000 Setback!
The most distressing part of the crisis is not only that the entire business is smashed but the debilitating impact it has on the...
A Tourist’s First Hand Account
Mirsaad Imdad
I was in Kashmir when the flood started.
My family and I reached the Srinagar airport on a Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014. Along with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
