Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 29: A meeting of Army officers, prominent citizens of Panchayat Dhindey Kalan and Makhanpur Gujran was held at BDO Office Miran Sahib in which MLA R.S Pura, Dr.Gagan Bhagat was the chief guest.
In the meeting threadbare discussions were held among the prominent persons along with sarpanchs and Panchs who highlighted the genuine issues of the public at the Panchayat Level. While speaking on the occasion Dr. Bhagat said main issue was the defense ditch, that was constructed in the year 1965. Since then it was under the control of the Indian Army and nobody was allowed to make a crossing bridge or some other type of construction near that ditch which touches both R.S Pura and Bishnah constituencies besides hundreds of Villages.
He said the said defense canal or ditch has not been de-silted since that period due to which the whole area gets chocked during rainy season and water logging of the area takes place, which was the biggest problem of the area. He stressed that army and civilian liaison needs to be held at regular intervals.
Brig Sameer K.S Chouhan, Commandant 162 Infantry Brigade while addressing the gathering said that the said defence canal is under control of Indian Army, and Army will not allow anybody to encroach upon the said land, and if any issue arises army will take up with the concerned Legislator of the respective constituency and for better orientation among the public in general army will also include some prominent persons to clear some of the misunderstanding. He said nobody will be allowed to fiddle with the defense land and strict action will be taken if anyone found trespassing on the defence ditch.
Dr.Gagan Bhagat said that soon he will lead a deputation of Sarpanchs, Panchs, B.J.P workers and prominent personalities of the area to New Delhi for meeting with the Minister for Defense Manohar Parriker, and will take up the issue with him and apprise him about the problems faced by the locals residents, since the Army officers cannot do something at their own.
On the occasion Colonel Amarjeet Chandok,Colonel Ramesh Daber,Captain Shailesh Kumar ,of the 162 Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army, B.D.O Miran Sahib Naresh Kumar,S.H.O Miran Sahib Hilal Azhar,Tehsildar R.S Pura, Devendra Sharma Mandal Pradhan, BJYM President Hardev Singh, Sarpanch Rajinder Nathu, Sarpanch Raja Singh, Surjeet Singh, Panch Raju Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Naib Tehsildar Garib Dass and others were present.
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