AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab (October 19, 2014)—A meeting of the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is going to be held on Monday at Fatehgarh Sahib during which the issue of extending aid to flood hit Sikhs of Jammu and Kashmir will be discussed.
As per sources, the SGPC is expected to extend a financial aid ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh to the Sikh families that are reeling under the aftermath of devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
The SGPC has constituted a sub-committee to take stock of the loss of life and property caused due to the floods in Jammu and Kashmir. The committee had extensively toured the Kashmir valley for around a week before submitting its report to SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar.
The panel has reported that around 124 houses belonging to the Sikhs were destroyed in the floods, out of which 50 per cent were completely damaged. It has recommended that Rs 1 lakh be given to the Sikh families whose houses were totally destroyed while Rs 50,000 to those having partial damage in their residential units.