Heavy snow in Jammu and Kashmir rendered thousands stranded after road blocking and power lines falling. But there is a huge show of resilience in face of adversity. Falling snow has affected road connectivity badly, and power restoration is showing heartening signs of progress, much to the hope of Kashmiris.
Many districts saw roads buried under feet of snow and no vehicle connectivity. Remote villages were completely cut off from main towns, affecting the lives of ordinary people.
A fair share of their regular goods haulages and urgent services has gone stuck up. The grid which always stretches to its limits during winter became an extra challenge when cuts from snow and ice crumpled transmission lines and poles driving whole neighborhoods into such narrow, extended dark periods which just do not exist for power supply.
The local government, power corporations, and the administration received much praise for their performance post-storm in which work crews and engineers defied freezing temperatures to produce clear passage and power restoration in the face of severe weather challenges.
It is a very good sign considering how rebuilding power and restoring road connectivity have become an inspirational rallying call for the whole will and spirit of regeneration. The site, the authorities, and various agencies have come in concert as the whole nation was affected by these natural disasters.
This cooperation, paradoxically, not only helps in crisis-time management but also renders the bond of the people and their collective will dynamic and nurtures their growth amid difficulties along with Kashmir.
Power and road connectivity have their own part in bringing daily life as they do together into the economic existence of the region.
The government must look at the cause deep within-and that keeps generating the problem of periodic recurrence. Of course, the inner region infrastructure in this area is weak and underdeveloped to withstand winter’s power.
That increasing unpredictability in climate patterns, perhaps caused by climate change, becomes an omen warning of greater inconveniences to accumulate in the future.
It is extremely paramount to modernize Kashmir’s infrastructure so that the state can withstand harsh extreme weather conditions. Fortification of power grids, road construction, snow-clearance technology, and ensuring the installation or readiness of back-up systems will all redound to empowering investments.
