Process on to
rehabilitate people living along banks of the river
SRINAGAR, JUNE
13: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad
Altaf Bukhari, Wednesday said the process is on to rehabilitate the
people living along the banks of river Jhelum so that banks can be freed from
encroachments once for all.
Minister said
this while reviewing the relocation process of the people living along the
banks of River Jhelum. He said the work is in progress on war footing basis to
give a one-time relief to the people living along banks of river Jhelum in
Srinagar so that banks can be beautified and strengthened later to avert any
tragedy in future.
He directed the
officers to ensure that no structure come up on either side of the banks of
river Jhelum after the dwellers are rehabilitated properly.
On the occasion,
Bukhari directed the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control to complete the
left out work of land filling at Bemina By-pass near SKIMS within 15 days and
asked the Vice-Chairman SDA to ensure that the plots for beneficiaries are
demarcated within a weeks' time after the land filling is completed.
He said the
families living along Jhelum in Srinagar city and the families living in
houseboats will be relocated to the identified plots at Bemina and the
possession of these plots shall be given to the identified families at
earliest. He directed officials to expedite the process so that families can be
relocated on time.
It was decided in
the meeting that the Sub-Committee already constituted for verification of
details of the left-over families of river Jhelum shall verify the list of
beneficiaries by the end of this month for further processing.
Bukhari also
directed the Srinagar Development Authority to obtain an estimate of the
requirement of basic amenities including road, water, power from the line
departments for the plots located at Gund-e-Aksha.
With regard to
the rehabilitation of the families living along Jhelum in Batamaloo and Eidgah
constituencies, Minister was informed that 160 kanals have already been
identified at Rakh-e-Gund-Aksha and process is on to relocate the families.
The meeting was attended by MLA Batamaloo Noor Mohammad, Divisional
Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Syed
Abid Rasheed Shah, VC LAWDA, VC Srinagar Development Authority, Ex'xen
Irrigation and Flood Control, other senior officials and members of affected
families.
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