No security problem for Bharat Jodo Yatra: LG
Lays foundation stone of transit accommodation for PM Package employees at Zewan
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said all necessary security arrangements have been made for the Jammu and Kashmir leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The march entered Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and will culminate with a rally in Srinagar on January 30.
“There will be no problem from the security point of view for the Yatra. All security arrangements have been made,” Sinha told reporters after laying the foundation stone of a mega housing project — Transit Accommodation for PM Package Employees — at Zewan, Srinagar today.
The housing colony, under PMDP, is being constructed on 113 Kanals of land by R&B Department. It will have 39 blocks comprising 936 flats.
According to an official press release, the LG interacted with officials at the site and laid emphasis on timely completion of the project. He said the maximum PM Package employees are based in Srinagar and with the creation of this facility, their housing problem will be solved.
Earlier in the month of December, the LG conducted on-site inspection and took first-hand appraisal of the ongoing construction work of Transit Accommodations for PM Package employees at Baramulla and Bandipora.
On the housing project for Kashmiri migrant employees, he said the administration is trying to resolve the difficulties being faced by them.
“Last time we had started efforts for making accommodation for Kashmiri migrants in Bandipora and Baramulla. The maximum number of Kashmir migrant employees is in Srinagar. So today we have started a mega housing project for them in Srinagar. The chief engineer has said the project (930 flats) will be completed by December this year,” Sinha said.
The LG said the administration was sensitive to the genuine issues of the Kashmiri migrant employees and trying to resolve their problems, whether in Kashmir or in Jammu.
“The administration has been in touch with them and we are solving their genuine problems. There was a time when the posts used to be vacant but now all posts have been filled. Earlier, land was not available for housing but now work has started at all places. Twelve hundred flats will be ready soon and 1,800 flats will be ready by end of December,” he added.
He said from the security point of view, the administration, in consultation with the police, has posted these employees at “appropriate places”.
LG also said the government has forwarded recommendations for the promotions of gazetted and non-gazetted migrant employees to the Public Service Commission (PSC).
“Their other issues like promotions of gazetted and non-gazetted employees have also been addressed and referred to PSC, I hope this will be done in a week or ten days,” the LG said.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Pandurang K Pole, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Vijay Kumar, ADGP, Kashmir; Nazim Zai Khan, Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction were present on the occasion.
On the eviction drive launched by the union territory administration, the LG said ordinary and poor people do not need to fear it.
“Action is being taken against influential people who misused their positions and violated the rules to occupy large tracts of lands,” he added.
