Demands time-bound compensation and relocation of hazardous warehouses
Jammu | Nov, 09: Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, visited the fire-damaged Warehouse Complex near Nehru Market in Jammu on Monday following a massive blaze that gutted over 15 shops, reports said.
In consultation with BJP J&K President Sat Sharma, the LoP announced a six-member committee headed by MLA Sham Lal Sharma to assess financial losses at both Nehru Market and Shiv Market, sources said. “In barely two weeks, Jammu has witnessed two devastating market fires: first at Shiv Market near the Railway Station and now at Nehru Market. These are not just shops; they represent the livelihoods of hundreds of families. Traders cannot be sent home with mere words of sympathy. They need relief on the ground and a concrete plan to ensure that such incidents do not happen again,” Sharma stated.
“After the Shiv Market fire, the NC Government promised ‘all possible assistance’, but no relief amount or timeline has been made public so far. The Omar Government must now move from assurances to action,” he added, demanding that MLAs be permitted to utilize their Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to assist victims.
Sharma urged the administration to deploy specialized compact fire tenders for narrow commercial lanes and advocated for establishing dedicated, isolated sites for storing inflammable goods away from densely populated markets, reports said.
