It seems that nature has been cruel with the inhabitants of Ramban but it actually is not so,as the God almighty is benevolent and kind to the people. But rather man is very cunning, greedy and selfish. Human beings are leaving no stone unturned to destroy nature’s bounty and natural resources and same has been the case in Ramban as here also man has manifested his cunningness and selfishness and he had cut trees, fell woods ,narrowed the rivers and rivulets’ ,encroached the banks of rivers and are trying to cultivate banks of the rivers and in this way man has tried his best to exploit and even destroy the nature and thus nature in its turn is teaching a lesson or two to the people for having destroyed fauna and flora and has thus revolted against the nature and the nature is thus resorting in excessive ,acute ,incessant rainfall ,snow in the higher reaches of Banihal ,Ramban and other mountainous places of Jammu and Kashmir. There are floods, flash floods, landslides and even fissures in the lands and also destroyed the houses, business establishments and even the loss of several precious human lives. The national highway at many places in Ramsoo and Ramban has suffered massive and unprecedented scale of landslides putting the passengers to great inconvenience and many passengers have come back to Jammu and Srinagar from the half way. The national Highway connecting Kashmir to Jammu is a most crucial road network .It is really the lifeline of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. But it also has not been spared by the cunning and selfish man and he has even encroached upon it and the bad and adverse consequences are following and man has become victim of his own follies ,carelessness and ruthlessness and there should be no surprise about it as the nature has to punish wrong doers of the nature’s bounty and scarce resources. Extreme heat, excessive and intense rainfall along with gusty winds are the offshoots of global warming and people are experiencing and suffering troubles and inconveniences but all because of their follies and wrongs. We should revere and respect wildlife and natural environment, but here we are lacking and the disasters are before our eyes. There has also been loss of several lives as 5 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by cloudburst and the only connection between Jammu and Kashmir the national highway has been badly damaged and thus resulted in closure of the much important link between the two capital cities in the Region. The flash floods triggered by cloudburst in the early hours of Sunday caused much damage to Ramsoo-Banihal –Ramban stretch of the highway forcing the authorities to close the traffic on the highway. It resulted in the passengers being stranded and hundreds of the people have been rescued and taken to safe destinations. Many people are feared missing and the police is on the job to find them. The flush floods have wreck havoc in Ramban and left a trail of destruction across Ramban district .Several residential houses have been destroyed and a large number of taxis ,buses and loaded trucks were buried under the debris carried by flash floods. The 270Km vital Jammu-Srinagar highway has been washed away at several places in Ramban-Ramsoo –Banihal has been buried under landslides ,leaving hundreds of vehicles and their passengers stranded at different places .A cloudburst struck Seri Bagna village in Ramban district ,killing three people. More than 40 houses have been destroyed in the Dharam Kund village of Ramban due to flash floods. Several vehicles were washed away in the floods. Electricity supply was badly damaged and Ramban plunged into darkness ,however efforts are on to resume the electricity. Many people were marooned and the district administration and the security forces have lifted marooned people from flood water. The road and electricity supply has been severally damaged putting people to lot of trouble. There was hailstorm ,multiple landslides and fast winds throughout the night in the Ramban region including the areas surrounding the Ramban town was the observation of MOS,PMO ,Dr Jitendra Singh who happens to the MP from this Udhampur-Doda constituency. Meanwhile chief minister Omar and LG Manoj Sinha have grieved over the deaths of the innocent lives and have asked the district administration to provide all possible help, relief and rehabilitation to the affected people of Ramban and its surrounding villages. The incessant rain also triggered landslides and mudslides at nearly dozen places between Nashri and Banihal along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway prompting traffic authorities to suspend traffic. More than 100 trapped villagers were rescued by the police personnel who rushed to the spot despite downpour and cloudbursts. Several vehicles were washed away in the floods caused by stream overflowing. There has been massive damage in the entire district due to heavy rain, cloudbursts, high-velocity winds, landslides and hailstorm. A stretch of the national highway near Panthiyal was also swept away. Over two hundred houses were damaged some partially and some totally. Heavy rains have wrecked havoc in Ramban district and at some places in Reasi district. Many villages were displaced and their houses stand partially and several totally damaged and there is much loss to the government and private property.The landslide also hit the Sham Palace area of Ramban following heavy downpour. Several people and vehicles were feared trapped under the debris of damaged structures. Some people also took shelter at the rooftops of their houses amid the flood like situation. Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Shina has expressed anguish and grief on the loss of lives in flash floods in Ramban ,which were triggered by incessant rains in the hilly district which lies on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Man is helpless on the nature’s fury and he has no control over it. All that is required is that man should stop damaging ecological and environmental balance and in the alternative be ready to face the wrath of nature. Almighty is benevolent ,merciful and Kind but brings havoc when selfish and cunning human beings play with nature and destroy it and in turn are destroyed by the nature which becomes cruel because of the wanton destruction of the woods, jungles, rivers and riveluts. Oh merciful have mercy on us and save us from the vagaries of nature! It is hoped that God may accept our request and stop further damage to the national highway which is the only link between Kashmir and the rest of India.
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