Encroachments on storm drains should be removed to mitigate flood damages
Over Rs10b required to resume agriculture in flood-hit districts: report
At least 54 people lost their lives and another 87 sustained injuries in the calamity
Displaced villagers complain of inadequate compensation
Funds disbursed to flood-affected people without any payout formula
Locals complain patwari takes bribes to guarantee compensation
They say the government has distributed aid unevenly and many still await relief
Floods were triggered by climate-induced cloud-bursts but the destruction multiplied due to poor government planning
Decades-old bookshop in Srinagar suffers massive loss of more than 350,000 books during last month’s devastating flood
Initial figures issued by the various govt departments were exaggerated