Srinagar
The body of a Kashmiri engineer, who had gone missing following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, India, was recovered on Friday, officials said.
The body of Basharat Ahmed Zargar, a resident of Soura area of Srinagar, was recovered near the Rishi Ganga power project where he was working, the officials said. They added that his family members, who were in Uttarakhand, have expressed the desire to shift the dead body in Srinagar for last rites.
On the other hand, the flashfloods in Uttarakhand that left dozens dead and over 200 missing has created unease in Bandipora villages located around the Kishanganga hydel project.—KMS
