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SRINAGAR: The office of Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Tourism Development Authority (TDA) Gulmarg today issued an advisory for schools of Kashmir Division in connection with visiting Gulmarg on weekends due to heavy rush.
The CEO TDA Gulmarg as per an official communication has advised the Schools of Kashmir Division to avoid visiting Gulmarg on Saturday and Sunday in view of high influx of locals and tourists.
It has been given out that on weekends; it has become unavoidable to enforce regulatory measures. Therefore the heads of private/Govt. schools of Kashmir Division are advised to plan their excursions on weekdays and not on weekends (Saturday or Sunday) for their own convenience and that of local authorities.
Further they are advised to apply for prior permission of the GDA on (gulmarggda©gmail.com) cell No: 9622500725 at least one week before excursion, mentioning therein details including the total number of buses, the number of students, bus members, mobile Number of incharge teachers/ staff.
No school buses will be allowed to enter Gulmarg without prior permission of Gulmarg Dev. Authority. It is also advised to limit the number of buses to less than four per school as the huge fleet of buses leads to traffic jams and congestion due to limited parking space in Gulmarg.
Moreover, the children and accompanying staff shall be sensitized that Gulmarg is an eco-fragile zone and littering/ use of plastic and polythene here is a punishable offence.
GANDERBAL: An enlightening awareness camp focusing on women-centric provisions under the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhinta was conducted today at Latigund Roshan Ganderbal. The event aimed to educate women and the broader community about legal rights and protections specifically designed for women within the Indian Criminal Justice System.
The camp was organised by Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women, Mission Shakti under the supervision of District Social Welfare Officer Ganderbal. The team emphasized the critical importance of legal awareness for women in ensuring their safety, dignity and justice, the pivotal role of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhinta in providing robust legal safeguards against crimes such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other forms of gender-based violence.
An overview of key provisions in the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhinta that offer protection and recourse to women, such as laws against domestic violence (Section 498A), sexual harassment (Section 354), and dowry-related offences were also deliberated upon.
KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Athar Aamir Khan along with SSP Kulgam Sahil Sarangal today chaired the District Road Safety Committee meeting to deliberate on road safety measures in the district and to review implementation of road safety plan.
The meeting extensively discussed road safety action plan, Road Safety Act, road signage and traffic calming measures etc. The DC also took a detailed report about the tasks assigned to different departments during the previous Road Safety Committee meetings.
He underscored the importance of inter-departmental coordination to enhance the overall system. During the meeting, Officers briefed the chair about the steps taken to rectify Black Spots, erect crash barriers, and install road signage.
During the meeting, active participation from committee members led to extensive discussions on various road safety matters, with strategies proposed to enhance road safety across the district.
The DC instructed the concerned for curbing traffic rule violations, and enforcing strict actions against violators. He also instructed MVD and other stakeholders to take awareness activities at large scale across the district and remove all roadside encroachments.
The meeting was attended by SSP Kulgam, Sahil Sarangal; ADC, Viqar Ahmad Giri; SE R&B Circle Kulgam, Executive Engineer R&B, ARTO, CEO, EOs and other committee members.
UDHAMPUR: To ensure the outreach of Govt. initiatives for the welfare of the farming community, Department of Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare District Udhampur has started Kisan Sampark Abhiyan (KSA) 3.0 under Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) in the District.
During the campaign, one day Panchayat Level events would be held across all 236 Panchayats spreading awareness among the farmers about the intervention schemes available under HADP.
“The extension agency of agriculture and allied departments will inform the farmers about different schemes/ interventions through which farmers/ young entrepreneurs can opt for new agri-enterprises/ business ventures for income and employment generation,” the department stated.
Major thrust would be laid on promotion of Credit and Credit linked schemes. The KSA 3.0 is in continuity to Phase I & Phase II Kisan Sampark Abhiyans conducted in the past two years by the Department of Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare. During the F.Y. 2023-24 (1st year of HADP) an amount of Rs 4.42 crore stands disbursed among farmers, young entrepreneurs, SHGs, Cooperatives, FPOs, woman farmers under interventions like promotion of farm machinery, protective cultivation, area expansion of high value & niche crops, round the year mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, etc.
Through these awareness programs, farmers and young entrepreneurs, who want to venture upon agriculture and allied sectors related activities can apply online through Kisan Sathi and Kisan daksh applications for availing incentives and acquiring skills, respectively.
However, in case of any difficulty farmers or any eligible stakeholder can directly approach the Agriculture Production Department through Zonal, Sub-division & District Offices. The Chief Agriculture Officer Udhampur is Nodal Officer at district level under HADP. As per the department an allocation of Rs 12.54 crore has been earmarked for F.Y. 2024-25 for Udhampur District.
District administration Udhampur said that there was no dearth of resources and the scheme provides ample opportunity to farmers/entrepreneurs to avail benefits through credit linked schemes under the ambit of agriculture and allied sectors to create income, employment and boosting of rural economy.
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Shailendra Kumar, today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review functioning of Enforcement Wing of Agriculture department.
While addressing the meeting, the Principal Secretary said that the department is committed to safeguard the interests of farming community of the region. He exhorted upon the concerned officers to work in close coordination with officers of the extension wing to achieve effective results in overall working of the department.
Shailendra highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in the system to ensure smooth distribution of quality pesticides, fertilizers and other inputs among the growers and farmers. He said that the primary objective of law enforcement wing of the department is to ensure availability of quality inputs to farming community of the region, through proper sale outlets.
The Principal Secretary said that 133 fertiliser samples have been drawn, as on date, for 2024-25 while 835 samples had been drawn for 2023-24. He asked the concerned officers to ensure that all the provisions of insecticides Act, fertilizer control order are implemented in letter and spirit.
Among others the meeting was attended by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Director Law Enforcement, Deputy Director Law Enforcement, Plant Protection Officer Kashmir, District Law Enforcement officers and other concerned officers of the department.
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