JKYF appeals for assistance to fire victims in Gurez
Posted on Dec 15, 2021 | Author RK News
Srinagar, Dec 14: J&K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) distributed relief kits among 10 families comprising more than 70 souls who were recently affected due to massive blaze at Kilshey Tetri village of Tulail in Gurez area in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
The villages along Line of Control (LoC) are situated around 170 Kms from Srinagar headquarters.
The relief kits included grocery items, blankets, school bags with stationary items and cattle fodder. An amount of about Rs 1.50 Lac was incurred for the arrangement of relief kits.
Besides, clothing including sweaters and other woollens was also distributed among the affected people which had been donated by philanthropists.
The relief operation was carried out in collaboration with Srinagar based 'Infaq Foundation' that whileas Baramulla based WhatsApp group also pooled its resources for the relief activity in the area in terms of school bags and stationary items.
A team comprising JKYF's District Bandipora Representative (DR) Mohammad Anwar Malik and Tehsil representatives Gulzar Ahmad (Tulail), Firdous Ahmad (Gurez) and Shakeel Ahmed Baba visited the affected families and expressed sympathies with the affected people. The team of volunteers while braving the chilling weather reached out with succour to the affected families.
Talking to JKYF volunteer team, the affected people appealed the philanthropists and humanitarian groups to take immediate steps to cater to the needs of fodder for cattle before the closure of the Bandipora Gurez road for 6 months.