Muslim seminary constructs 43 huts for Kashmir flood victims: ‘Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind financing these constructions’ Srinagar, October 24: A prominent Muslim seminary of Kashmir has constructed 43 huts for the flood victims of one of the worst hit areas in Srinagar with the financial assistance of a Muslim body of India. Soon after the devastating floods, Dar-ul-uloom Rahimiya- which is one of the largest seminaries in the region – started relief work and sent hundreds of itsvolunteers in Srinagar. “After the completion of relief work, we started rehabilitation process and we decided to construct huts for those families, whose houses have been razed to ground due to floods,” Tauseef Ahmad Lone, who overlooks the rehabilitation work told a news Agency.. He said: “We identified families in worst hit Mahjoor Nagar, Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar and Gogji Bagh. Maulana Rehmatullah, who heads Rahimmiyah, gave go ahead,” adding we identified the Gulshan Abad for construction of the huts in Mahjoor Nagar area. Lone, who is an engineer by profession, said the initial challenge was to clear debris. “After the clearance process, we started construction of the huts and thankfully today we completed the construction of 43 huts and handed over their keys the homeless families,” he said. The hut, he said, is 18x16 feet comprising of a bedroom, a sitting kitchen and a washroom. “The maximum expenditure on a hut is one lakh and ten thousand rupees,” he said. Asked what the source of funding is, he said the Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind is ‘completely financing these constructions’. “They are in direct contact with Maulana Rehmattullah and are extending helping hand. Our Muslim brothers in rest of country are giving money to the Jamiat and they are sending to us,” he said. Lone said the construction of 60 huts is underway at Mansoor Colony in Bemina area of the city and by mid November, we want to complete the construction and provide them to most needy families. “Besides, we have also repaired rooftops of residential houses and now they are worth living as rain used to enter houses in the absence of proper roofs. At some places, we are also providing bricks, sand and cement to the flood affected people,” he added.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:38:20 +0000
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