India, Sept. 5 -- Srinagar, Sep 4: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the widespread destruction caused by the ongoing floods could have been prevented if authorities had acted on the plan post-2014 floods and implemented concrete preventive measures.
The CM visited several flood-affected areas in Budgam district and urged the Centre to immediately announce a relief package for victims. He said timely evacuation by the administration saved lives, but damages to homes and infrastructure were "unavoidable and must not be ignored".
"Had the governments in the last 11 years taken preventive measures, the situation could have been different," Omar said. "We formulated a package after the 2014 floods to increase the carrying capacit...