Farmers awareness camp organized

The Agriculture department today organized a public awareness camp in Bhagwah area of Bhaderwah whereat AEO along with JAEOs and other subordinate staff apprised the farming community about various schemes and programmes being implemented by the department.

Newly elected Sarpanchs and Panchs Lower Bhagwah, Manjmi and Mainchar of Panchayat and the general public participated in the awareness programme. The AEO apprised the farmers about various centrally sponsored schemes like KCC, National Agriculture Insurance Scheme, AIMA and Technology Mission. The farmers were advised to fill far for KCC scheme , besides making them aware about soil testing facilities available in Doda.

The demands raised by the farmers like ensuring timely availability of seeds, fertilizers and compensation for the crop loss due to prolonged dry spell were noted to be brought to the notice of higher authorities.

The farmers expressed their satisfaction over the awareness programme and hope that such meetings will be held in future also.

PK asks facilities for Jagati camp

Panun Kashmir (PK) has expressed grave concern over the disconnection of power supply to internally displaced Kashmiri Hindus at Jagati camp.

The PK which held an interactive session with the community members at Durga Nagar here today said that a fact finding team which visited the camp was astonished to see that camp inmates were without electricity for last one day. Even many inmates were without gas connections which needed to be expedited by the Relief agency.

The interaction with the local residents and inmates has revealed that an impression has been created that the new accommodations are some sort of elite colony which has to be treated at par with such colonies elsewhere while the fact is that it is the an upgraded camp facility and the Government is duty bound to provide all facilities to the camp inmates which have been promised by Prime Minister while laying the foundation stone of the camp.

The meeting, which was chaired by P K chairman, Dr Ajay Chrungoo said the deliberate disconnection of power supply to the camp has created appalling conditions in this excruciating heat which has affected general water facilities as well as drinking water availability.

The PK urged the authorities to immediately look into the matter of electricity, water and cooking gas supplies of the residents of the camp at Jagati and redress them immediately. Dr Chrungoo has urged the Government to desist from creating false and elitist impressions about the new camp. He urged the authorities to concentrate in making the camp fully operational with all the facilities, which were promised by the Government.