Hands over 200 houses to deluge hit people of Batamaloo, Mehjoor Nagar
Continuing with its rehabilitation efforts, Darul-Uloom Rahimiya on Tuesday handed over keys of 200 concrete houses to flood victims of Batamaloo and Mehjoor Nagar areas here.The keys were handed over to the victims by General Secretary of Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind, Moulana Mehmood Madni during a function held at Batamaloo here.
“Undoubtedly, there is need for more efforts to help the people whose houses were damaged in devastating floods. The work done by our organization is not sufficient. Flood-hit people in some areas still need some assistance for their survival,” Madni said.
Under its rehabilitation plan, Darul-Uloom Rahimiya with the help of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind has so far constructed around 618 dwellings including 380 concrete houses, 159 prefabricated huts besides repairing 79 houses damaged in floods last year last.
Each house has been constructed on 16 by 18 feet plot consisting of a room, kitchen and bathroom. An official of the Jamiat-e-Ulema said each house was constructed at a cost of Rs 1,25000. “We have started working on new initiatives. Our work is in progress in Banihal, Kulgam, Bandipora, Anantnag and some flood affected areas of Baramulla district,” Madini told reporters on sidelines of the function.
He said concrete houses and huts for flood-affected people have been constructed with the help of donations received from common people throughout the country. “These people want to help the needy ones and we are using their donations for right cause,” he said.
Taking a dig at both central and state government, Madni said “government has not done anything for these flood-hit people.”
Later in his address, rector Dar-ul-uloom Rahimya Bandipora, Maulana Rehmatullah said, “it is the duty of common people to rebuild Kashmir.”
“If one village is affected, people of other areas should come forward to rehabilitate their brethren. The disasters like earth quake and flood should serve as eye-opener for us to unite and lend helping hand to people in distress,” he said.
Maulana Rehmatullah said Kashmiris have history of being philanthropist. “But the so-called modern culture took that tradition away. When a beggar would come to our house, our mothers would send children out to give them money or rice. That would make our children philanthropist,” Mir recalled.
“However, modern culture teaches children to get piggy bank. “We are becoming takers instead of donors,” Maulana Rehmatullah.
