"I urge the government to take effective measures to relax curfew and restrictions so that people are provided a little relief," CPI(M) leader and MLA Kulgam, M Y Tarigami said here.
Tarigami said there are reports of scarcity of ration, cooking gas, kerosene oil, food items, especially baby food, and drinking water in the whole Valley and more so in far flung areas.
The administration must come out of the "slumber" and ensure that essential services are restored immediately so that the miseries of the people are minimised, he said.