Srinagar, Jan. 7 -- Expressing serious concern over the rising asphyxiation cases in Kashmir, which have become a recurring issue during winters, CPI(M) senior leader and MLA Kulgam, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Monday urged the government to provide carbon monoxide sensors to households at subsidized rates.

Referring to the increasing asphyxiation cases, which have so far claimed seven lives in Kashmir, with one victim still in critical condition, the CPI(M) leader said that the government should formulate a policy to distribute carbon monoxide sensors at subsidized rates through local bodies.

He added that while the victims cannot be brought back, the families should be given compensation as a humanitarian gesture, and those in critica...