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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Katra to be linked with entire country by rail: Prabhu Mooted over 2 yrs back, first ever Law Flood victims live in tin sheds, fear Kashmir and complete Katra- seat, Dr Jitendra Singh said the He said that the Jammu- Banihal section shortly. extension of trains will benefit Poonch road would be upgraded Commission of J&K remains proposal of deluge haunts them Prabhu said that it is neces- pilgrim tourism and local popu- besides Ramkote and other areas soon after the present PDP- Article 370 would not come Commission of India, sources in floods. Major portion of the this year, majority of the vil- sary to provide good transporta- lation. of Kathua district would be BJP Government took over under review by Law said, “the Law Commission agriculture and horticulture land lagers used to flee the village as tion facilities to the places of "It's not only the pilgrims of undertaken under the integrated and accordingly, a fresh mem- Commission of J&K at all”, would not only help in formula- in the village is filled with grav- rains posed threat to their lives pilgrimage from every part of Katra but entire local population development scheme. "Kathua- orandum was submitted to the sources said quoting the memo- tion of new laws and suggest nec- el and boulders. The apple, wal- and livelihood. The rising the country. "The Railways is will benefit with running of Bhaderwah road survey would General Administration randum. essary amendments in the existing nut orchards have been waters in Vaishaw stream during making sincere efforts in pro- more trains to the holy town,'' he also be undertaken and speeded Department after making nec- However, despite lapse of ones, it would also recommend destroyed and so has been the rains is like a hanging sword for viding best connectivity to the said. up so that necessary steps would essary corrections in order to several months, the General repeal of obsolete laws, whose paddy fields. us. Government is plugging the places of pilgrimage,'' he said, Dr Jitendra Singh called be initiated so that alternative clear the unfounded appre- Administration Department number is very large in Jammu Amid all these difficulties breach caused by last year's adding that Ministry of Railway for expansion of Udhampur route is provided to commuters, hensions vis-à-vis Article has neither placed the memo- and Kashmir”, adding “several faced by people, fear of floods floods but it is not safe. It can't is committed to the develop- railway station and upgrada- transporters and general public" 370”, sources said. randum before the State laws have outlived their utility but runs deep here. The Vaishaw withstand the roaring Vaishaw ment of Railway infrastructure tion of Ramnagar railway he maintained. They disclosed that Law Cabinet, nor returned the same still they exist in the books”. stream that destroyed their stream during rains. We need a in Jammu and Kashmir. Station. He said land has A K Puthia, General Department has explicitly men- to the Law Department by They disclosed that review houses and snatched their concrete bund that can save the He said that a meeting of already been earmarked for Manager, Northern Railways, tioned in the fresh memorandum pointing out any lacuna or sug- and repeal of the obsolete laws livelihood last year still haunts village from any future fury", consultative committee attached expansion of new railway sta- outlined the progress of various that Law Commission of J&K gestion, sources said, adding was last conducted in the year them as the breach restoration said Khan. with Ministry of Railway was tion at Kathua. He called upon Railway Projects being under- would have only the powers to “this clearly establishes that 2010 and thereafter no such exer- work being done is temporary. However, Minister for held at Srinagar recently. He the Railways Minister to taken in Jammu and Kashmir. review the laws enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir always cise could be conducted in antici- Sayed Akbar Khan, a village Irrigation and Flood Control said that he will soon hold a extend train to Basohli and Railways sources said in the State Legislature and would remain forth on mooting pro- pation of formulation of Law elder, says that with slight (I&FC), Sukhnandhan Kumar, meeting at Jammu to review the Billawar to improve connectiv- Railway Budget 2014-15, intro- have no jurisdiction on the laws posals of establishing important Commission of J&K, whose fate downpour there is panic in the told Excelsior that the bund progress of various railway pro- ity. duction of 7 pair of enacted by the Parliament as institutions but never takes is otherwise still hanging in bal- village. "The breach caused by that is being constructed at jects. He reiterated that Prime Dr Singh said "it is hearten- Mail/Express trains, 3 pair of those laws are being looked interest in giving practical ance. “What to talk of laws even last year's floods in Vaishaw Kutbal is part of temporary Minister Narendra Modi has ing to see that Indian Railways is Premium trains and 2 pair of after by the Law Commission of shape to the same”. huge number of statues, which stream at Kutbal, a kilometer restoration work. "We have always been emphasizing the paying a lot of attention to the DEMU trains have been India. “All those laws, which Highlighting the importance exist in the books, have lost their upstream the village, has not submitted four projects for per- need to give priority to the development of the railway announced out of which 9 pair of have been extended by way of of establishing Law Commission relevance at present”, sources been plugged yet. It is being manent restoration works on development activities in infrastructure in Jammu and train services have already been approval by the Parliament like of J&K on the analogy of Law added. constructed of gravel and sand Vaishaw stream to the Centre. Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir. He complemented introduced to Jammu and which makes it unsafe as water We hope the projects will be The tri-weekly Andaman Indian Railways for meeting the Kashmir while remaining 3 pair can seep in any time and breach through so that we can do per- Express service will have a demand of people of Katra for of train services will be intro- it", he said. manent restoration works", he stoppage at Udhampur station increased connectivity with rest duced as and when rolling stocks "In March, April and May added. between Jammu and Katra. of the nation. He pointed out that are available. Twelve trains, which were Railway represents the culture of "The 4 pairs of train services HC grants 2 weeks on flood policy being extended to Katra from the country. He said that when which were running as special ed prior to April 2014 shall be court for some time to disclose Jammu and Udhampur shortly the train services reached Katra, trains on Baramulla-Banihal, filed”, court directed the Union the stand on Rs 44000 crore are, Jamnagar-Jammu Tawi many people of the region saw a Baramulla-Budgam and Counsel. package sought by the State Express, Jabalpur-Jammu train for the first time in the life. Budgam-Banihal section have Court pulled up the counsel government from the Centre and Tawi Express, New Delhi- In his address, Deputy been made run as regular ser- for delaying the rehabilitation the policy for grant of relief to Udhampur Uttar Samparak Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal vice. Now, Baramulla-Budgam- process and observed to him: the victims. Kranti Express, Delhi- Singh has said that the new Banihal section is presently “What is your stand as you are Court is dealing with a PIL Udhampur Express, Kanpur- rail service DMU will be oper- being served by 13 pairs of train celebrating one year anniversary filed by two advocates immedi- Jammu Tawi Express, Bandra ating on Pathankot-Katra services (Baramulla-Banihal of the havoc and still you are ately of devastating floods in the Terminal-Jammu Tawi Swaraj route soon for the convenience section is being served by 4 pairs undecided”. Valley for rehabilitation of flood Express, Ahmedabad-Jammu of general public. of train services, Baramulla- Union counsel requested the victims in mechanical manner. Tawi Sarvodaya Express, He was interacting with Badgam section is presently Hapa-Jammu Tawi Express, media persons on the side lines being served by 7 pairs of train Pak again opens firing on LoC, IB Rishikesh-Jammu Tawi of the inauguration of Chennai- services and Budgam-Banihal Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with school children through video conferencing, troops had fired on a Forward Pakistan. Hemkunth Express, Katra rail service at Rail section is being served by 10 on eve of the Teacher's Day at Manekshaw Centre, in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI) Defence Location (FDL). There have been 57 viola- Kanyakumari-Jammu Tawi Bhawan, New Delhi. pairs of train services,'' sources Eleven people were killed tions of the border ceasefire Himsagar Express, Mangalore The Deputy Chief Minister said. Govt targeting 24x7 power supply: PM including two jawans and over agreement by Pakistan in Central-Jammu Tawi Navyug said the matter of starting rail- Apart from this, they added, working in this direction to free ing away good people, Prime other States joined the pro- 30 injured in August this year August and over 250 ceasefire Express and Kota-Jammu way service was taken up with 24 pair of mail/express trains the homes of darkness,” Modi Minister Narendra Modi today gramme through video confer- in ceasefire violations by violations in the year so far.