fez jamal reports. >> this is how it looked a year ago. locals clearing away rubble, salvaging what they could. this is when we met tarek who lost everything in the flood. now he has rebuilt part of his house. >> all the money we got in compensation from the government went in just cleaning up the rubble. i had to take obank loan and borrow from my friends to rebuild. we keep being promised help but never get it. >> reporter: some are still out of their homes. one of the expectations of prime minister modi's rally here on saturday is announcement of a large aid package to help with flood damage and bring development to the region. but some believe that is not the answer to the problems they are facing. they say their demands are month political. parts of srinagar have been shut down, in response to a rally by a group, we tried to speak to police protesters but were denied by police. this independent group is planning another rally for the prime minister's visit on saturday. >> the peace cannot be created in vac up a. issues cannot take iss

fez jamal was at the protest. >> confronted before the morning rally, almost before the black flags and balloons appeared, they like other demonstrators, want self determination, as to whether kashmir should merge with pakistan, stay with india or remain independent. organizer was taken away by police along with some of the his supporters. al jazeera interviewed him. >> these are subject to justice, justice leads to resolution update issue. at the same time, we will need to resolving the political dispute. >> reporter: at the rally the prime minister delivered as expected, announcing more than $12 billion in funding for victims of last year's floods and economic development in the region. >> translator: my dream is that this money should be used to make a new kashmir and advance a progressive kashmir. don't consider this a $12 billion final package. it is just a beginning. >> reporter: security had been stepped up all week with news of the prosmsed eighth development and jobs by modi didn't temper the frustrations by some locals as the security clamp down for days just because of the ra

. >> fez jamal, from one of the towers high above. ve. >> we made you wait a couple of minutes but it will be worth it won't it rahul? >> certainly hope so david. first match since the paris attacks, ahead of the game captain hugo laurice admitnot everybody on the squad wanted to play on tuesday. on the pitch on friday night when a suicide bomber struck outside their national stadium. one of the players lost a cousin in the attacks cxg while another's sister escaped unscathed from the bataclan. press conference the captain said the whole squad had been touched by the messages of support that they had received. >> i think only part we can have is to play football, try to escape, people during one hour sitting during the game and of course, there will be a lot of emotion from us, from players. but as i said, we're in london, we are in england and we know that english people are very respectful and just there will be obviously a great moment of solidarity. >> i really can't imagine how this game is going to go and what sort of football i

fez jamal wept to great heights to provide this report. >> the first ever taj balloon festival.ilots looking forward to an exciting trip. >> the taj mahal, i'm going to live with that the rest of my life. >> once up in the air and through the pollution and haze of agra we can see what he means. the view is worth it. this event combines one of the wonders of the world with hot air ballooning and hopefully attracting even more tourists. the view from here is what you would expect. fantastic! which begs the question, does the home of one of the wonders of the world really need a tourism boost? being this high up is knot nothing new for pilot who has flown a balloon around mt. everest. he says this vantage point gives a unique perspective. >> it displace the whole heart and soul of india in one glimpse without doing any damage to it. if we are putting you know a million people through that incredible building on an annual basis. you've just got to look a aftert so well. >> it's a different site even for those who have seen the taj mahal before. locals who are used to seeing one of t