The Administrative Council which met here today, under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved the procedure for delineation and demarcation of Gair Mumkin Khads/ Daryas/ Nallahs which do not form a part of water channels but has been recorded in revenue records as such. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. The approved procedure provides for Khasra-wise delineation by the internal departmental committees using GPS for generation of digital maps, conducting actual spot verification to establish desirable width of water course/channels especially in the proprietary lands, and removal of ...

The residents of Gingal village of north Kashmir’s Uri Monday expressed deep anguish over the inordinate delay in lifting damaged transform by PDD officials in the area. They appealed higher authorities to intervene into the matter and ensure the replacement of transform in the area at the earliest. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) , the aggrieved residents said that the transform suffered damage thrice in last four days. They said despite the matter was communicated to higher ups of PDD at local level but all in vain. They said in bone chilling winters the residents of the areas are suffering huge inconvenience especially elders, patients and children. They said in times of pandemic, many elder patients need supply of oxygen however due to shortage of electric supply in the ...

Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, shall remain open for both way traffic on Tuesday, officials said. “On 01-02-2022, subject to fair weather and better road conditions LMVs(passenger)/private cars shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar highway viz Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa. TCU Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the traffic,” a traffic department official said in a statement to GNS. He said Traffic Control Unit Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU Ramban before releasing the traffic, he said. He said cut off for LMVs/private cars from Nagrota (Jammu) will be at 0700 hours to 1200 hours, from Jakheni (Udhampur) at 0800 hours to 1300 hours and from Navyug Tunnel (Qazigund sid...