Whenever the nation is affected with a natural or manmade calamity such as earthquake, riot, etc., Jamaat-e-Islami Hind undertakes relief work at great extent. So, the Jamaat this time also took part in the relief work after the recent Kashmir’s flood to the extent possible. The Jamaat established relief camps in different affected areas such as Srinagar, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Jammu, Udhampur and Riyasewana and Ramnagar in Jammu. Food has been distributed; medical camps have been established and blankets, bedsheets and Free Medical treatment and medicines have been provided.
From the beginning of the flood, the Jamaat started relief work at central level and provided immediate aide. A delegation of JIH led by Mohammed Ahmed, secretary of JIH, with members Rafique Ahmed and Abdul Ghaffar reached Srinagar and visited affected areas. They reviewed the present situation and estimated the loss. Then, after at the JIH headquarters in New Delhi, they prepared the line of action of relief work.
Clothes, drinking water, rice, pulse, oil and kitchen utensils have been distributed by the Jamaat in the affected areas. Besides, 5000 blankets are being sent.
Mohammed Shafi Madani, Secretary for Social Service, also visited the affected areas of Kashmir from 5 to 8 November, reviewed the different relief works and instructed helpers and workers to pay attention to rehabilitation.
The Jamaat is paying attention to the following Rehabilitation measures:
1. The plan of building and repairing 500 houses, in which the building of 100 new houses and repairing 200 houses are scheduled in the first phase;
2. Building of mosques and madrasas;
3. Meeting the requirements of schools and students;
4. Solving the problem of unemployment and helping mini-businessmen;
5. Meeting requirements of farmers; and
6. Providing legal co-operation.
Apart from these, the Secretary for Social Service met with leaders of different organisations and talked with them about the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work. They formed a coordination committee for this work. The leaders liked this approach of Jamaat leaders and agreed to prepare a joint line of action.
Earlier, in the beginning itself, a team of Ideal Relief Wing of Kerala reached there, did rescue work and likewise medical team did medical work at great extent. The team provided medicines worth Rs. 10 lakh. They also distributed books, pens and notebooks among school-going children in different districts of Jammu & Kashmir.
Bad smell had rent the air because of garbage caused by the flood in the affected areas and the administration was incapable to remove the garbage. Then, Jamaat workers did the cleanliness work in support of local residents.