Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 2: Citing massive allegations of irregularities and nepotism in construction of bunkers and identification of sites for construction of new community and individual bunkers for civil population in border district Poonch, Dr Shazad Malik, a renowned educationist urged Union Home Ministry and Governor Satya Pal Malik to order Judicial auditing of whole procedure of construction of civilian bunkers in the district.
While interacting with the people of Balakote area today, Dr Shazad said that it is so unfortunate that everyday allegations and complaints pour in from residents of border areas that newly constructed bunkers are constructed using the sub standard material. He said that sites for bunkers are identified at the behest of politicians without adopting any scientific and strategic parameters.
Explaining concern over the sufferings of locals of border areas, he said that innocent people living near border and LoC face troubles, as at one side they become victims of unprovoked shelling from Pakistan and on the other side, neither administration nor Government show any sympathy to them.
Dr Shazad alleged that on papers billions of rupees are sanctioned and released by Union Government for people of border areas but on ground the situation is totally different. There is lack of coordination between different agencies of the State and Central Government. Malik demanded establishment of an independent body called as BADA, Border Area Development Authority that shall exclusively cater all the needs of people of border and LoC areas.
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