Thanks for the information Gurcharan Ji. Praying for their safety and health. Regards, Aarti
On Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:29:51 PM UTC+4, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > I have written to them through email. No reply till now. My son along with > four cousins have flown to Kashmir to help in food supplies and medicine. > My elder brother, his wife, my elder bhabi are stuck with 20 people more in > a house in Balgarden, Srinagar Kashmir. The situation is really grim. Today > they managed to go to the area in two army boats. With no evacuations > started yet in this area (army concentrating in other worst affected areas) > people are really frustrated. They started pelting stones on the boat, army > wanted to play safe, so my son and cousins waded through 5.5 ft deep water > for nearly 1 km to reach house, brought back elder bhabi. Others will be > brought tomorrow. With no accommodation available they have been shifted to > a Gurdwara near Airport. > With Lakhs of people still stranded, no information regarding our > colleagues including Prof. Munshi and Anzar. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:29 AM, Promila Chaturvedi < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Prof. Singh, >> It seems situation in J&K has improved as the water level is going down. >> Our armed Forces are trying their best to help the people. >> You might have got in touch with your brother and his family. Otherwise >> by now they might have got the help and will be safe. Hopefully our members >> Prof. Munshi and Dr. Kharoo and their family will also be safe. >> With best wishes to you brother's family and all people there, >> Promila >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:16 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected] <javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Rajani ji. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: rajani balwal >>> Date: 9 September 2014 17:14 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:199941] Worried about our Kashmiri friends >>> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected] <javascript:>> >>> >>> >>> Conditions are improving because of clear weather and rescue ad relief >>> operations started by army .still there are some areas which are >>> inaccessible bcz of high water level. mobile phone network of totally >>> collapse in the valley. My brother is also stranded there and we are unable >>> to contact him.Hope that mobile network again started in nxt 2 -3 days.sir, >>> u can get more information about condition on this page >>> https://www.facebook.com/jammulinksnews on facebook. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 7:40 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected] >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hope some good news comes through our members in J&K. I am marking in >>>> bcc to them. >>>> >>>> On 9 September 2014 03:22, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear friends >>>>> The State of Jammu & Kashmir is facing worst flood situation in last >>>>> 60 years. When we were small children water had entered the vast ground >>>>> (where now we have Stadium and Iqbal Garden) and almost entered our >>>>> houses. >>>>> This time situation is much worse with water level reaching more than 12 >>>>> feet in many parts of Kashmir valley. As most old houses in the valley >>>>> have >>>>> kucha bricks (unburnt raw bricks) the chances of collapsing are real. My >>>>> elder brother, bhabhi and Elder bhabi who are living in Srinagar had to >>>>> shift to a nearby pucca house where more than 20 people have taken >>>>> shelter >>>>> with practically no food an water supply, phones dead and mobiles >>>>> discharged because of disruption of electricity. >>>>> I am also worried about two of our members Prof. Abid Hussain >>>>> Munshi and Dr. Anzar Kharoo and other friends in Kashmir. Any news about >>>>> their welfare would be great relief. May be some one has update. 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