SRINAGAR: Deputy British High Commissioner (HC) Dr Alexander Evans today assured the State Government that he will take up the issue of revoking negative travel advisory for Jammu and Kashmir with the British Government and hoped that right awareness about the situation will lead to positive changes in this case.
An official spokesperson said that Dr Evans met Chief Secretary B R Sharma and Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra Kumar at the Civil Secretariat here today. He said during an hour-long meeting, the Chief Secretary and DGP updated Dr Evans about the overall security and development scenario prevalent in J&K AND highlighted the need to remove negative travel advisory for J&K. The Chief Secretary informed the Deputy British High Commissioner about the vital road sector projects underway in J&K aimed at removing the physical barriers between various regions of the State and providing a better connectivity with the rest of the country.
“J&K Government with central support has taken in hand many key road and tunnel projects. Once completed these will enable round the year connectivity to Jammu, Leh, Gurez and other areas besides significantly reducing travel time,” Chief Secretary said.
Dr Evans during the meeting spoke about his long association with the State of J&K. He said the situation now in J&K is much better than it was during the nineties, when he was a student of Kashmir University pursuing his PHD in J&K History.
The Deputy British High Commissioner said that he will be taking up the issue regarding J&K Travel Advisory with the British Government and hoped that right situational awareness will lead to positive changes in the same. (AGENCIES)
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