Amidst Ramadan ul Mubarak, gusty winds damaged the property in the valley during the late hours of 27th March. Human beings are habituated to natural catastrophe and know how to be resilient to such disasters. But unfortunately, knowing and keeping courage is not good enough for the downtrodden class of the valley.

In the Kashmir Valley, there are different seasons categorized on the basis of seasons. Valley can expect a number of natural catastrophes like avalanches, heavy snowfall, lashing rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and many more.
What comes to me is that I start writing this write-up. Actually, in the Kashmir Valley, most of the population resides in villages where, in the 21st century, people lack basic facilities like roads, emergency services like fire and emergency, health services like ambulances and nearby primary health centers, road connectivity, etc.
What I want to convey to administration in this regard is how we can mitigate such calamities.
Calamity or catastrophe is certain and never comes before giving any sign it will be created at any moment, even in seconds.
But one thing is very unfortunate: that we lose our properties; the underprivileged class is getting deprived of the shelters and suddenly coming under the open sky.
How to mitigate the destructions due to such a natural catastrophe in the valley.
We know, or most often the system can be created at any time. But we have to be aware and avoid unsafe construction of our homes, walls, and most importantly, rooftops. Gusty winds blow away the rooftops and can damage more assets.
It should be mandatory to construct rooftops as per the geography of the area and consultations from experienced and highly qualified architects.
Natural calamities take place mostly in upper reaches and where people construct homes without getting any consultation from concerned bodies, and such acts cost the government administration a huge amount in relief and disturbances.
Suppose if government administration provides architect facilities on a little fee for experienced architects who can assist from beginning to end during the whole construction works, such an act may mitigate the loss of life and property of the people of the Kashmir Valley during natural calamities.
Here in Kashmir we experience such incidents regularly and have fear of lethal consequences.
It has been known for decades that the Kashmir Valley is coming under seismic zone 5; people have fear for tremendous jolts of earthquakes and make up their minds that almighty will make things better and safeguard us from such calamities.
Government administrations have to take initiatives to grant relief promptly and warn people regarding such natural catastrophes.
Awareness programs should be conducted at the panchayat level; people should be aware of the facts so that everyone can live fearlessly, and everyone must have the knowledge of how to mitigate and how to bounce back from such calamities.

Post-2014 flash floods

During inclement weather and on rainy days like the period from March to September, even the residents of the main business hub in the heart of the Kashmir Valley fear the flood threats. Such fear may impact their business strategies, and they fear bankruptcy and mental disturbance.
We have to be habitual to living under such situations and have to be educated in such a field.

Natural Catastrophe and Natural Vegetation

We have a treasury of pir Panjal forests; due to natural calamities, the natural vegetation was damaged on a large scale and needs alternatives like mass plantation drives. Fallen-off trees should be provided to the local underprivileged class on subsidiary costs. So that they never go for illegal deforestation activities.
Popular trees should not be planted alongside the roadside, and high-tension wires should be installed properly in all corners of the valley so that untoward incidents should be minimized and damage to property and loss of life are minimized.
May Allah safeguard us and protect us from all evil eyes. Ameen

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