Repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces have forced India to retaliate in kind. The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun the construction of 100 bunkers in border villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district in a bid to keep the border security.
These bunkers will accommodate around 1200-1500 people in case of ceasefire violations, especially shelling from across the border, Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said today.
Choudhary visited the forward areas along the LoC in Nowshera and inspected the construction of these bunkers and also met with locals at village Gania which was badly affected in recent shelling.
The villagers were informed that apart from 100 bunkers started by the district administration as a pilot project a requirement of 6121 individual bunkers has also been projected to the state government.
An inter-departmental team headed by Deputy Commissioner is supervising the construction of these bunkers.
A similar exercise is also being carried out for the vulnerable areas of Manjakote, Deputy Commissioner said.
Earlier, in a meeting of officers, the DC reviewed the status of essential services, supplies and facilities at 6 relief camps where 3800 migrants have been accommodated, an official spokesman said.
Provision of ration, power supply, potable drinking water, firewood, first-aid, status of education and ‘anganwadi’ centres and other facilities were also reviewed, he said.
The camps established on 10-12 May, 2017 have been provided all basic facilities by district administration including gensets, fans and other basic requisites, officials said.
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