kashmir floods and Downtown

Between 6 and 7 sept 2014 the srinagar city turned
into swamp as jhelum came roaring towards Srinagar
breaching all the barricades to make a entry into the
heart of city. The sudden elevation of jhelum's
waterlevel caused a intense soaring of water leaving
almost 80% of srinagar city submerged.


The huge houses, the long roads, the short lanes, the
big parks, the market every thing got splashed into
water presenting a scary look with whole of area left
on the mercy of brown water. The jhelum came
thrashing making its way to the civil lines areas in left
and almost touching the boundaries of immune
system (downtown) of sringar city on the right side.
The same boundaries which are prone to be ceased
with the network of huge barbed wires by the Govt
forces when they impose curfew. But Allah has its own
plans while the 80% Srinagar submerged, the immune
system (downtown) remained safe.


As waterlevel started to increase with a horrifying
speed the residents were left with one hour stint to
save there belongings due to which many residents
got stranded in there houses while in some cases
people willingly stayed back to wait for the water to
subside. The people who stayed back willingly or
unwillingly witnessed the horifying view of water
chasing them to 15-20 feets in some areas. The next
morning situation turned ugly as the administration
was nowhere to be seen, the communication lines
stoped working.


The srinagar city metamorphosed into a isoliated
marooned island. At the hour of such unfortunate
devastation and choas the immune system
(downtown) of Srinagar started mobilising. The youth
on a large scale equipped with courage only came into
action with the help of local boatmen the youth took
the drive into the den ofdeath.


The courage has always been a best equipment of the
youth in downtown the same courage took the
kashmir into headlines in nineties. The follow up of the
conflict injected more courage in them though the
thusand of youth went though the intense pain and
torture. With more pain comes the more courage.


Every tear was filled with the smile when the glorious
faces came to them for rescue. Every hope that was
shattered by the authorities was filled with joy when
the smiling faces came shivering with cold to save
them. These faces which came to rescue were no
angels they were human who have learnt throughout
there life to share pain and agony. The same faces
which are subjected to intense tourture and abuses.


The people who had begged and cried to the
admiistration to save them were left there to die. Few
years back a devastating flood hit the himachal
pardesh state of India where all most 6000 people
died even though the 45 choppers were into service to
save people. In comparaism of that in kashmir the
things turned to be different in case of casualities as
less number of casualities were reported thanks to
youth.


In a new study it was revealed that 96% of stranded
population was rescued by youth. Maybe people never
agreed that the police or army are made to counter
the populer sentiment of Freedom. The proof is infront
of our eyes the same forces who come in thousands to
supress the sentiment were missing from everywhere.
Unfortunately the stranded people had kept there faith
on the wrong side. It is time forthe people to
acknowledge and glorify the role of youth. And come
forward to represent the sentiment abandoning the
idea that the administration is for people.


With the huge disaster came the huge responsiblity to
deliver for the youth. The dark nights were illuminated
with the wales of trapped people. The call of the
courage enabled the youth to surpass the every hurdle
to reach out to the trapped people giving brith to the
innovations. Thousands of young boys amidst choas
coordinated the perfect resue mission with minimum
resources.


With lakhs of people who were rescued to the safer
places were rehabiliated and provided every basic
neccesity to live. The whole of downtown was turned
into a relief camp. People kept open there houses and
hearts for the effected people. The schools, masjids,
homes were turned into relief camps on another hand
rest of population open heartly presented there every
resources to enable effected people to eat and stay
with comfort.