JAMMU: The public of villages Joura Kalan, Budhi, Kunthal & Lower Shamdlian of Tehsil Kahara (Thathri) Doda appeal to Hon’ble Forest, Ecology & Environment Minister & Hon’ble R&B Minister for special probe in Kahara-Jai road project to save Forests, public exchequers and majority population villages of un-influential people. The public of villages Joura Kalan, Budhi, Kunthal & Lower Shamdlian of Tehsil Kahara (Thathri) Doda in their statement issued here have stated that the Kahara-Jai road dispute which was raised in 2009 & which is concerned with the fate of Forests, State Exchequers and majority of the villages of un-influential people is yet to be settled despite laps of more than 6yr now.
An inquiry committee headed by Divisional Commissioner Jammu was constituted by Chief Secretary J&K government in 2012 but the members of the committee never visited the site themselves personally so for and they submitted their report to higher authorities, prepared by the same lower level officers of R&B, PMGSY & Forest departments who had originally committed the irregularities & against whom the public had complained.
The 2007 Survey by R&B Sub-division Gandoh was from Kahara to Joura comprising a distance of 16 kms. The 2011 Survey conducted by R&B division Bhadarwah was in opposite direction i.e from Jai to Joura Khurd comprising a distance of 09 kms as per the committee report. The total distance from Kahara to Jai thus is 25 kms. The Survey of 1987 had also envisaged the total distance to be 25 kms.
Now a new Survey of 9 kms from Halaran to Joura Khurd has been conducted by PMGSY as shown in the said report, though this distance is already included in 2007 Survey. Thus this 9 kms distance exists only in air & does not lie on the ground. This is a big fraud and needs immediate inquiry through vigilance department/ CBI.
That as per the survey of 1987, the stretch from Halaran to Ghoru consists of 04 kms of Non-Forest area & 2 Kms of Forest Area whereas according to 2011-12 Survey the case is quite different i.e it covers 10 kms Forest area & only 2 kms Non- Forest area from Halaran to Ghoru. This is a great injustice to Forests, State Exchequers and majority population villages.
The poor villagers have appealed to Hon’ble Forest, Ecology & Environment Minister Ch. Lal Singh & Hon’ble Public Works (R&B) Minister, Jenab Abdul Rehman Veeri of J&K State to kindly get the irregularities in respect of Kahara-Jai road project thoroughly probed & to redress the genuine grievances of the aggrieved people of the area & save the precious green gold.
Public of villages Joura Kalan, Budhi, Kunthal & Lower Shamdlian
Tehsil Kahara (Thathri) District Doda, J&K.
Through:
Sh. Ram Lal Rao (Retd. DEO), Sh.Om Prakash,
Sh. Surinder Kumar, Sh.Kuldeep Kumar,Sh. Mohinder Singh,
Sh. Amit Singh Manhas, Sh. Prabhat Dev & Sh. Jagdish Kumar.
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