Central agency to construct 14k border bunkers: Jitendra

Tribune News Service

Jammu, January 1

The Centre today said the proposed bunkers along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, which are being funded by the Union Home Ministry, would now be constructed directly by a Central agency.

The Central Public Works Department or the National Building Construction Corporation are likely to be entrusted with the task of constructing the bunkers along the border in the state.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed to the J&K Government the sanction of Rs 415.73 crore for the construction of 14,460 bunkers (both individual and community bunkers) in the state.

This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today while briefing the media about some of the important projects to be undertaken in New Year in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

Jitendra expressed his gratitude to Home Minister Rajnath Singh for accepting the request to undertake the construction of bunkers along the IB and LoC in J&K directly by a Central agency in order to avoid further delay and to ensure transparency.

He said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had written to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to submit a detailed list containing the exact location of the large community bunkers as well as a list of individual bunkers as per the conditions and norms laid down for the purpose.

The MoS in the PMO JitendraSingh, requested the state government to expedite its response so that the execution of the work could be carried forward at the earliest.

Rs 415 crore okayed

• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed to the J&K Government the sanction of Rs 415.73 crore for the construction of 14,460 bunkers (both individual and community bunkers) along the border in the state
• The Central Public Works Department or the National Building Construction Corporation are likely to be entrusted with the task of constructing the bunkers