The (Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force) CRPF, has demanded the land for its battalions stationed across Jammu Kashmir, stating that it is not expecting any reduction in deployment of its troops, as reported by The Print.
As per the report, the CRPF has sought 29 Locations to establish Battalion Camping Sites or BCSs in both divisions of Jammu Kashmir, after a meeting was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs last week, and was attended by senior ministry officials as well as those from the CRPF, the JK Police and the local administration.
“The JK government will expeditiously dispose of requisitions made by the CRPF after it places indent (seeks land) according to its requirements.
The Print reported that the communication, sent by CRPF director general A.P. Maheshwari, stated: “Given our huge deployment in JK since a very long time, which due to Pakistan’s shenanigans is not likely to reduce dramatically, in the foreseeable future, a strong case is made out for CRPF to have permanent BCS (Battalion Camping Sites), in key locations.”
The CRPF has provided a list of nine locations in the Jammu region and twenty in Kashmir where the proposed BCSs are to be established.
The locations in Jammu include in Ramban district, where the CRPF has sought 41.77 acres (334 kanal) of land. Its requests for Kathua, Jammu, Udhampur, Doda, Reasi and Rajouri are unspecified.
“In Kashmir, the CRPF has identified 20 locations in the districts of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian. It wants around 8 acres in Srinagar’s Zakura area, around 5 acres in Ganderbal, 5 acres in Pulwama’s Kakpora area and around 7 acres in Qazigund. Eight of the 20 locations in Kashmir are in southern part of the Valley, while the rest are in central and North Kashmir,” the Print reported.