Dal Lake blaze | Congress demands compensation to affected houseboat owners

Srinagar, Nov 12: Senior Congress Leader and CWC Member Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday led a party delegation to Dal lake where they met fire sufferers and expressed solidarity with them.

Congress leaders expressed anguish over the losses caused to House Boat owners, who were left devastated in an unfortunate massive blaze including losing their dwellings, a press release said.

Karra said the massive blaze has left houseboat owners in a very difficult situation as their earnings were dependent on the houseboat business. The incident has left 10 families completely devastated due to the loss of five house boats and seven residential huts, Karra added

He said the assessment of losses is required to be done on priority basis, then the compensation to affected house boat owners be provided as per the level of losses, besides they should be provided the construction material including timber for reconstruction of their houseboats.