It’s the 25th day after floods hit Kashmir but still nothing is happening on ground: Mayor Hyderabad Majid Hussain. Mohammad Majid Hussain, the Mayor of Hyderabad city, is the youngest Mayor in India at present. He has held the position for the last three years. Hyderabad is home to a population of over 90 lakhs. MM Hussain is also a member of the All India Majlis-e-Itteha dul Muslimeen. He is presently in Kashmir, spearheading the ongoing relief send by Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. In a thorough interaction with Rising Kashmir Online Editor Daanish Bin Nabi, he expressed his views on the ongoing situation of Kashmir, relief work and the incompetence of the State government to deal with the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. What made you visit Srinagar at this time? It is on the direction of Assadudin Owaisi, the president of AIMIM, that I am in Srinagar. Owaisi sahab has directed me to supervise the relief work of AIMIM in Kashmir. Owaisi sahab always has been sympathetic to the people of Kashmir. And in this hour of need our party is doing everything to reach to flood affected people of Kashmir. Our president visited Kashmir on the fourth day of the floods. He had monitored the situation from every corner of the city. He met many people and did a pilot survey also, and on basis of that survey he directed me to supervise the relief work in Kashmir. It’s on his direction that we are working with our partner Rising Kashmir Foundation. All these camps are organized and managed by Rising Kashmir Foundation under our supervision. While, he was in Srinagar, he arranged a medical camp and food relief in Srinagar. How many areas you have visited? So, far we have had medical camps at Narbal, Sopore, Gogji Bagh and Bemina. We have also visited Zalpora and Nowgam area of Bandipora district. When I visited the areas of Bandipora district I wept when saw the condition of these people. Cows, goats, hens and humans are living in one shed in these areas of Bandipora. People don’t have even basic necessities like milk for their Nun Chai (local Kashmiri tea). People in these areas are living in pathetic condition. Around 2400 kannals of paddy fields have been destroyed in these areas. In Zalpora, not even one government official has visited the area. People are suffering very badly in these areas. These are the areas we have visited and organized medical camps with the help of Rising Kashmir Foundation. What are your views on present government in Kashmir? As far as I am concerned we have come to Kashmir only to help and stand with the people of Kashmir with whatever relief that I have, with whatever relief I can accommodate, and help the people of Kashmir in the best way I can. I am not here to point fingers at the government but surely things have to be buckled up by the administration and should be moved on a larger scale. I am not here to criticize the present government but things need to move more quickly, as they should be moving. So that relief should be carried out in a proper way. At least the sanitation by SMC should catch up. What kind of relief do you have for the people of Kashmir? Will there be any extended rehabilitation program? When Assad Sahab visited Kashmir he did a detailed survey. He has taken inputs from everyone, like what kind of medicines are needed and what kind of shortages are there in Kashmir at present. Commonly prescribed medicines are available and as he took input of all these things, we have come up with a medical relief of around 2400 kgs which we brought with us. And apart from that we are also coming up with the food relief. We are focusing on families. This relief will be given to the affected families and we have made a special packet for them. A family can serve itself for at least a month on the contents of the packet. All essential commodities are contained in these packets, like rice, bucket, blankets, tooth brushes and every thing that one needs for daily use. Do you think state government is doing enough for the people? I am quite surprised that after 25 days some areas of the city are still flooded. Srinagar is the nerve center of J&K state and main parts of the city are still inundated and non- functional. Twenty-four days is too long a time today for a city to recover.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:20:57 +0000
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