Azad concerned over Army's ammunition depot fire in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 11 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today expressed grave concern over the fire at an army ammunition depot in south Kashmir.

He asked the civil administration and army authorities to ensure that the situation was brought under control soon and evacuated population provided adequate shelter and food.

Immediately after he came to know about the incident, the Chief Minister sent senior ministers Abdul Aziz Zargar and Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed along with Divisional Commissioner and Inspector General of Police, Kashmir to Khundroo village, the site of the incident, to personally monitor the situation and oversee evacuation and lodging arrangements of the villagers shifted from around the incident site.

An official spokesman said the population of 13 villages have been evacuated to safer places.

He said as the news of the incident broke, the Chief Minister got in touch with senior army and civil administration officers to ascertain details about the extent of the incident and welfare of the people within and outside the depot.

He asked them to shift civilians in the area to safer places and arrange adequate shelter, food and drinking water for them.

The Chief Minister asked the administration to ensure that people did not go near the site of the incident and take every precaution to ensure that no human life was lost due to negligence.

The Chief Minister is in constant touch with the officers on spot and monitoring the situation. He has asked the health authorities to arrange adequate medicare for those who suffered injuries in the incident.

UNI