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Z-Morh Tunnel to Facilitate All Weather Connectivity Between Srinagar and Leh Vol.III, No.11, November, 2012 In this Issue ... DRDO’s Ladakh lab wins award Home Minister Shinde visits J&K Srinagar hosts Science Congress Z-Morh tunnel to facilitate all weather connectivity between Srinagar and Leh Building bridges through football 7,000 J&K youth to get jobs under ‘Himayat’ scheme Sufi music concert Saras Mela provides platform to artisans School children from J&K meet President Mukherjee Reviving theatre in Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Update is now on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JammuAndKashmirUpdate DRDO’s Ladakh lab wins award Defence Institute of High Altitude agriculture, animal husbandry and 5HVHDUFK ',+$5 WKH /HKEDVHG FROGGHVHUWÀRUDRI/DGDNK DRDO lab, was given a Council of 6FLHQWL¿F DQG ,QGXVWULDO 5HVHDUFK ',+$5 KDV LGHQWL¿HG YDULHWLHV DQG (CSIR) award by Prime Minister developed agro-practices of 78 Manmohan Singh for its efforts in types of vegetables and 30 types of developing agriculture in arid and high altitude medicinal and aromatic high altitude areas, at a function in plants to boost local production in New Delhi recently. 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The eighth Jammu and Kashmir The main objective of holding the and technological understanding, Science Congress, themed event was to provide an opportunity improve research and teaching “Science, Technology and Regional to participants from Jammu and of sciences, improve quality of Development: Opportunities and Kashmir to interact with leading VFLHQWL¿F PDQSRZHU HQFRXUDJH Challenges”, was held at Kashmir scientists from other parts of the interdisciplinary research and University in Srinagar recently. FRXQWU\ EURDGHQ WKHLU VFLHQWL¿F SURPRWHDVFLHQWL¿FWHPSHU 2 Home Minister Shinde visits J&K Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde visited the Kashmir Valley and Jammu from October WR7KLVZDVKLV¿UVWYLVLWWR the region as Home Minister. Besides reviewing the security situation in the state, Shinde also assessed the progress of cross- /2& WUDGH DQG WRRN VWRFN RI HIIRUWVWRFRQVHUYH'DO/DNH He lauded the people of Jammu DQG.DVKPLUIRU¿JKWLQJWHUURULVP and putting the state back on the track of peace and prosperity, and said the Government of India had taken many steps to restore peace, but without their cooperation, they would not have succeeded. Highlighting the improvement in the security scenario in Kashmir, the Union Home Minister, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, went shopping for Kashmiri handicrafts in the Polo View market in Srinagar, and also drove through WKHFLW\¶V/DO&KRZNDUHD Shinde also visited the Hazratbal Shrine and paid obeisance at WKH VKULQH RI 6X¿ VDLQW 6KHLNK Nooruddin Noorani at Charar-e- Sharief. The three-day event was inaugurated The state’s governor, N.N.Vohra, annually on the pattern of Indian by Vice President Mohammad VDLG WKH FORQLQJ RI WKH ZRUOG¶V ¿UVW Science Congress has been a Hamid Ansari, who underlined the pashmina goat, ‘Noori’, marked regular feature of the Jammu and enormous challenges that Jammu WKH EHJLQQLQJ RI D QHZ VFLHQWL¿F Kashmir State Council for Science and Kashmir faces in the area of revolution in the state. and Technology since 2005. science and technology education Scientists at the local Sher-e-Kashmir This has been made possible with and research infrastructure. University of Agricultural Sciences the support of the Department of Ansari said most of these challenges and Technology (SKUAST-K) cloned Science and Technology, Govt. of can be addressed by the adoption WKHZRUOG¶V¿UVWSDVKPLQDJRDWHDUOLHU India and the two state universities and implementation of various this year. - the University of Jammu and the schemes of the Government of India University of Kashmir. Vohra, who is also the Chancellor that are aimed at attracting students of the Kashmir University, asked This was the fourth such meet towards science subjects. for better coordination between organised by Kashmir University. Similarly, various doctoral and post- the state planning department and Four earlier congresses were hosted doctoral fellowships to promote various universities in the state. by Jammu University. interest in research can also be Holding of Science Congress availed of, Ansari added. 3 Z-Morh tunnel to facilitate all weather connectivity between Srinagar and Leh The foundation stone laying ceremony of the 6.5-km-long cost Rs. 5,500 crore, is likely to start in 2013. tunnel at Z-Morh, Ganderbal, was recently formalised in $WSUHVHQW/DGDNKUHPDLQVFXWRIIIRUVL[WRVHYHQPRQWKV the presence of Union Minister for Road Transport and of the year during winter due to heavy snowfall on the Highways C.P. Joshi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minis- -DPPX6ULQDJDU=R]LOD.DUJLO/HK DQG WKH 0DQDOL6DU- ter Omar Abdullah, Union Renewable Energy Minister FKX/HKURXWHVWKDWFRQQHFW/HKWRWKHUHVWRIWKHFRXQWU\ Farooq Abdullah and Congress general secretary Rahul It can only be reached by air during the winter months. Gandhi. 7KHVWUHWFKEHWZHHQ6ULQDJDUDQG/HKLVQRWRQO\LPSRU- The Z-Morh tunnel is a two-lane tunnel with parallel 6.5 tant for the strategic interests of the Indian Army, but also km long escape tunnel on a new alignment between IRU WKH VRFLRHFRQRPLF ZHOOEHLQJ RI WKH SHRSOH RI /D- *DJDQJLUDQG6RQDPDUJXQGHU6ULQDJDU/HKVHFWLRQRI dakh and holistic development of the state. NH-1 that will provide all weather connectivity between 6ULQDJDUDQG/HK This project will improve infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, increase the employment potential of local la- The total capital cost of the project will be Rs.2716.90 ERXUHUVIRUSURMHFWDFWLYLWLHVDQGJLYHD¿OOLSWRLQGXVWULDO crore, out of which approximately, Rs.36.48 crore will be growth and economic activities, with better commuting for land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement and pre- facilities in villages, towns and semi-urban and urban ar- construction. eas. =0RUK WXQQHO LV WKH ¿UVW RI WKH WZR WXQQHOV WR EH FRQ- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govern- VWUXFWHGRQWKH6ULQDJDU.DUJLO/DGDNKVWUHWFK ment of India has entrusted the implementation of this It will connect Srinagar with Sonamarg. The second tun- project to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). nel - the Zojila Tunnel - of 13.8 km length, estimated to 7KHJRYHUQPHQWLV¿UPDERXWGHDOLQJ launched Project Himayat in 2011 with the unemployment problem for a training-cum-placement-linked and is working towards creating skill development initiative for one new avenues of employment, ODNK\RXWKIURPWKHVWDWHLQQH[W¿YH besides raising awareness about job years. opportunities. The Union Cabinet has approved The Centre aims at providing jobs 235 crore rupees for the project, to 7,000 youth from Jammu and which mostly caters to youth from .DVKPLU GXULQJ WKH FXUUHQW ¿VFDO low-income families, and gives under the ‘Himayat’ scheme, Union priority to those with low educational Rural Development Minister Jairam TXDOL¿FDWLRQV Ramesh said in Mohali recently. Ramesh added that jobs have The Union Ministry of Rural already been provided to 1,700 Development and the Government EHQH¿FLDULHV VLQFH WKH SURJUDPPH of Jammu and Kashmir jointly was launched. 4 The 58th National School Games U-17 football tournament for boys concluded recently in Srinagar. Tripura beat Chandigarh in a thrilling penalty shootout LQWKH¿QDOV Twenty-seven teams participated in the tournament with about 470 players and RI¿FLDOV The matches were spread across four grounds in Srinagar, namely, the University of Kashmir, Bakshi Stadium, Islamia College and the Polo Ground. The organizers hoped the tournament would provide an opportunity to football lovers to witness some exciting action, further promote the game in the state and serve as an important medium to promote interaction and camaraderie among the young players. “Soccer and sports increase interaction between players. Athletes from various states talk to each other, exchange phone numbers, talk about their states and become friends. Such tournaments should be promoted in the future,” said S.D. Raman, coach of the Games Federation of India. Rajasthan team. The government is sparing no effort to ensure that Many said the players were models of national integration, sporting activities in the region get a boost, and talented friendship and amity. sportspersons from the state do not lack exposure or the facilities required to hone their skills, which would enable “It is a great feeling playing here. The weather in Punjab them to compete with the best in the country. is very different from the weather here.
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