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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Established 1965 Change in Pak military hierarchy Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra Harsha Kakar ments are significant. The first is the counter strike by India across The new ISI chief, Lt Gener- gence of launch pads close to the cates his strategy of confining the ISI chief, who would imple- the LOC, the tempo of ceasefire al Naveed Mukhtar, is known to LOC and the IB. Post the surgi- terror groups in remote areas. en Bajwa, the new Pak- ment his chief'spolicies against violations was on the rise, with have strong views on India's role cal strike, the camps had been The chief has inducted those istan Army chief, within India and Afghanistan. Official- casualties to both sides. It was in Afghanistan. He is also known moved deeper inside. Their whom he trusts to implement his Ladakh solar project weeks of taking over G ly the ISI chief is meant to report Indian firepower verses Pak- to be related to Nawaz Sharif, move back indicates Pak's inten- plans. Surprisingly, there has command, altered the hierarchy arnessing of solar energy is part of relentless to the Prime Minister and hence istan's sleazy Border Action hence maybe more receptive to tion of signalling no change to its been no indication of any change of the Pak army. He replaced his is appointed by him. In reality,it Team (BAT) attacks on Indian their views. In his opinion, a policy at present. Irrespective of effort of engineers and policy planners every- DG ISI, DG ISPR (public rela- in the National Security Advisor, where in the world to overcome the grim of is the army chief who decides on soldiers leading to decapacita- strong, stable and friendly Pak Government desires to initi- retired General Janjua, who is a H tions) and the Corps Comman- the DG ISI while the prime min- tion. Each ceasefire was retaliat- Afghanistan, with the Taliban as ate talks, the army continues to shortage of hydroelectric or atomic power sources. ders of 2,5, 10, 11 and 31 Corps. confidant of the previous chief. ister's approval is only nominal. ed with full force, resulting in part of the Government, is essen- remain wary. Once this change is announced, Many countries in the world are making successful This is possible only in a coun- The second appointment is that damages to Pak posts. Post the tial for the future security of Pak- The appointment of Lt Gen- try like Pakistan, where the Army which could be once Bajwa set- experiment with solar energy. For quite some time we of the Chief of General Staff conversation between the two istan as also providing strategic eral Bilal Akbar as CGS is equal- tles in, then his control on all chief once appointed becomes (CGS). This appointment is most DGMO on Pak's request, the bor- depth. His clear intention would ly important. The CGS is vital for have been told that Ladakh, the 11,000 feet above issues would be complete. A the all-powerful and changes the powerful in the army next only der has generally remained be to reduce Indian influence implementing the chief's priori- major internal issue which would sea level plateau has the potential to become the top brass. The basic significance to the chief. He controls the oper- peaceful. there.To achieve this, Pak sup- ties. General Akbar was head of always persist is changing the foremost area in the country to have the solar energy of the change is that the team ations and intelligence direc- Firing reduced just prior to port to the Taliban would have to Rangers, which was largely provided for consumption in all of its households. comprises of officers of his torates. The third is the appoint- the changeover of chiefs. How- continue unabated. Unless the responsible for restoring near mindset within the army on its choice in right places. It provides anti-India stance. Similar diffi- In fact, in our State, we have Jammu and Kashmir ment of the corps commander of ever, on the day of the turnover Taliban seizes enough territory, normalcy in Karachi, post a tur- him with complete liberty in 10 Corps. He would be responsi- was the attack in Nagrota. India it could never be a major player bulent period of lawlessness. culties could arise at efforts on Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) at the State implementing his decided poli- ble for defence of the border has not retaliated to the same, in the country, capable of com- Speculations are ripe of growing reigning in the LeT and HuM. level and Ladakh Renewable Energy Development cies. In India, the chief can only against India in Kashmir, thus giving the new chief a chance to pelling the Afghan Government interest in controlling the inter- The fact that the LOC has Agency and Kargil Renewable Energy Development contemplate changing subordi- either maintaining tranquillity or indicate his policies. It is expect- to change its India policy. If the nal security environment. This remained generally quiet since nates once their tenures are com- Agency at sub-regional level which have been increasing tempo along the LOC ed that he is likely to be more recently concluded 'Heart of implies continuing emphasis in he assumed power is a positive plete. Here again, all senior would be his decision. practical in his views on export- Asia' conference, where Pak was acting against anti-Pak terror indicator. If it continues, the two assigned the task of generation of power from appointments are approved by While the civilian Govern- ing terror and firm in dealing insulted by Ghani, is any indica- groups. It could in time have the nations could commence dia- renewable sources. Experts believe that J&K State the Appointment Committee ment has repeatedly attempted to with internal terror groups. With tor, Pakistan has no option but to army involved in Punjab, an logue. For the present, threat lev- has the renewable energy sources to the extent that chaired by the Prime Minister indicate a desire for talks and his own team in place, it is now openly support the Taliban. action the present Government els remaining the same, India's based on recommendations of reduced tensions, the army, time for assessing his inten- There is unlikely to be any has thus far avoided. The recent security agencies continue to be it can surpass all other States of the Union in gener- the Defence Ministry, which may which controls foreign policy tions.While clearly in the imme- major change in their support to comment of the army chief of on alert. ating power from solar energy. But these are only or may not agree with the chief's towards India and internal secu- diate short term any major anti-India terror groups in the delinking terror groups operat- (The author is a retired Major hollow words without real meaning and significance. choice. rity has scuttled all such changes are unlikely; however, immediate future. Recent intelli- ing in remote areas from their A few of Pakistan's appoint- General of the Indian Army) The reality is that we have harnessed barely 1 per attempts. Post the Uri attack and some aspects do need emphasis. gence reports indicate a resur- facilitators in urban areas indi- [email protected] cent of 111 GW of solar energy which is available to Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat activities to a senior official us. J&K could not generate even single unit of solar posted at the Block level. He energy during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. oor to Door garbage Garbage collection in villages may be assisted by a Block collection was a prerog- However, during the current year the generation up Coordinator and a Data Entry Dative of cities and big bringing about improvement in SLWM projects are to be through the Public Private composting and biogas plants Operator engaged on contract. to ending September was only 0.39 Million Units towns only until recently , but hygiene, quality of life and worked out on the basis of total Partnership (PPP) model. Even shall be permitted. Activities These officials shall be provid- (MU), which is only a bit of the available potential of now this facility can be availed cleanliness in rural areas across number of households in each funds from other sectors can be related to maximum reuse of ed emoluments as decided by the State. by our villages as well. On India . Solid Liquid Waste Gram Panchayat (GP), subject utilized for solid waste work in organic solid wastes as manure the State. It is disappointing that though Leh was given the March 28th this year I had writ- Management (SLWM) is one of to a maximum of Rs.7 lakh for a villages reads SBM guide- should be adopted. Such tech- Conclusion : ten a piece in this paper on the name of solar city on the assumption that the town the key components of this GP having up to 150 house- lines…. nologies may include vermi- Waste management should issues of scientific Solid Waste national flagship programme. holds, Rs.12 lakh up to 300 Activities to be undertaken : composting or any other com- not be restricted to big cities or would receive uninterrupted energy round the year Management in rural areas. I The aim of this programme is to households, Rs.15 to 17 lakh up As per the guidelines of posting method, individual and towns only.Due to population and thus save the inhabitants the hassle of running had suggested that funds per- create clean and garbage free to 500 households and Rs.20 Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM- community biogas plants.