The mainstream political parties failing people, and the political system coming crashing down; is that we finally observed in the face of floods! If the two-tier governance system, working at cross-purposes, failed to deliver, the opposition parties gave even a more dismal account of themselves.

Well, this is how the scenario emerged in Jammu and Kashmir as it faced the fury of rains, cloudbursts and the resultant floods. The entire system went haywire with the infrastructure-roads, bridges and houses – crumbling; resulting in long disruptions in water and power supply, snapping of rail, road and air links for over a fortnight. The system has still to be fully restored with most of the roads including the Jammu and Kashmir national highway still to become fully operational.

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