Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Chairman, Committee on Environment, M Y Tarigami today called for an urgent, time-bound probe into the Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy, holding authorities accountable for what he termed as "criminal negligence."
He questioned why precautionary measures were not taken despite early warnings from the Meteorological Department about severe rainfall, cloudbursts, and flash floods in high-altitude
areas of the Jammu region.
"Why were these alerts ignored and preventive measures not taken? It amounts to criminal negligence," Tarigami said while demanding a time-bound probe into the tragic incident.
Tarigami expressed grave concern over the cloudburst in Chisoti Padder, which has claimed a number of precious lives, more are s...