Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah himself reached the affected areas after the Jhelum river came out in the Budgam district on Thursday. He assured the local people that the government is taking all possible steps to prevent such floods in future. The administration and the disaster management team took timely action in the area amidst the danger in the area due to heavy rains and rising water levels of the river.

Taunts on previous governments

Citing the 2014 floods, the Chief Minister said that the ruling government of that time did not take any concrete steps to protect the valley from the flood. Omar Abdullah raised the question, “What did you do for the last 11 years. After learning the lesson of 2014, we had prepared a package, under which the water caroring capacity which is in both will be extended in Jahalam and in the flood channel. But, we have to say with regret that today it seems that these 11 years which are 11 years old.”

Review of loss and preparation for compensation

The Chief Minister said that a visit to ten districts of Jammu has been decided. He said that by writing Chitti, requested the Home Minister to send the team to Kashmir so that the damage caused to the affected areas like Kulgam, Anantnag, Srinagar, Budgam, Anant and Baramulla can be correctly assessed. Omar Abdullah said that proper compensation should be given to the affected people and its package should also be declared by the Center.

Emphasis on government preparations

He instructed the officials to intensify relief work in flood affected areas and provide all possible help to the affected people. The Chief Minister also said that the administration is fully ready to deal with such disasters in future.

The locals were worried about the rain and the rising water level of the river. The administration immediately protected people in relief camps and provided food and drink facilities. There was a feeling of relief among the people from the Chief Minister’s visit and his assurance.

Kashmir terror attack: After the Pahalgam terror attack, India has postponed the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. Meanwhile, on Saturday (April 26, 2025) from India, water was released into the Jhelum River in Hattin Bala area of ​​Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Because of this, the Muzaffarabad administration has announced a water emergency. Actually, due to release of water in the Jhelum river, there was a fierce flood in Muzaffarabad.

According to the information, due to water entering the Chakothi from Anantnag district in Uri, there was a sudden severe flood in the Jhelum river, which caused fear and panic among the local people. The central government is planning to study the methods of maximum use of water of the three rivers, which Pakistan was using under the Indus Water Treaty. The proposal was placed in a high -level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, in which discussion was held in connection with the future action on the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.

Under the World Bank’s mediation water treaty, India was given special rights on the water of Eastern Rivers- Sutlej, Beas and Ravi, whose average annual flow is about 33 million acres of foot (MAF). Western rivers- Indus, Jhelum and Chenab water were allotted to Pakistan on a large scale, the average annual flow of which is around 135 MAF.

‘Not a single drop of water should go to Pakistan’

Water Power Minister CR Patil said on Friday that the government is working on a strategy to ensure that not a single drop of water goes into Pakistan. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued several instructions and this meeting was held to implement them.

According to sources, the government is working on a long -term plan to ensure effective implementation of its decisions. According to an official, the ministry has been asked to study the methods of using three western rivers water. Experts have talked about the lack of infrastructure that can limit India’s ability to fully use the water from the decision to suspend the treaty.

‘Water will flow towards Pakistan due to natural reason’

According to a report by the news agency PTI, Himanshu Thakkar of the South Asia Network on Dams Reverse and People (SANDRP) said that the real problem belongs to the Western rivers, where the boundaries of the infrastructure prevent us from stopping the flow of water immediately. Many of our projects are going on in the Chenab Valley, which will take five to seven years to complete. Till then, water will flow towards Pakistan due to natural reason. Once it is operational, India will have a control mechanism, which is not present in the present.

Sripad Dharmadhikari, the environment worker and founder of the Center of Manthan Study, said that India can fold the flow of water rapidly. At present, we lack the infrastructure required to prevent the flow of water in Pakistan.

(Input Jamiruddin)

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Pakistan India News: About 18 days ago in Uri in Baramulla district, a couple jumped into the Jhlani River and both of them went into the Kashmir occupied by Pakistan. Now Pakistan has handed over the body of this couple to India. The administration of Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (PoK) handed over the bodies of this couple on Saturday (22 March 2025) through the command post bridge over the Line of Control in Uri.

‘Family is not accepted for marriage, jumped in Jhelum’

The deceased have been identified as Yasir Hussain Shah, son of Muja Ali Shah, a resident of Basagran, Uri, and Asiya Bano, daughter of Mohabbat Khan. The two were allegedly in love with each other and they committed suicide after the families refused to marry. Officials said that on March 20, the body of the boy was seen floating in the river near the command post near the Line of Control (LoC). “The police and rescue teams tried to evacuate him, but due to the strong current, he went to the other side of the border,” an official said.

Couple’s body reached across the border

The body of the boy was finally recovered from Chinari (PoK) on Thursday (20 March 2025), while the girl’s body was already gone to the other side of the LoC and was recovered in the umbrella on 19 March. Officials said that the matter has been raised before the administration on the other side of the LoC.

“Today there was a meeting in Command Post, Uri, in which SDPO Uri, SHO Uri, Naib, Tehsildar and team of doctors, Indian Army and the parents of the deceased and their counterparts on the other side were present,” an official said.

Pak Army handed over dead bodies to India

These people were missing for more than two weeks after jumping into the Jhelum River on 5 March 2025 in Dulanja village near the Line of Control. The bodies have been handed over to the families concerned for the funeral, but the coming together of the officials of India and Pakistan has once again helped to console the heartbreaking families.

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