Jammu and Kashmir Development - J&K seeks Centre’s nod for Rs 1,850-crore power upgradation plan

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J&K seeks Centre’s nod for Rs 1,850-crore power upgradation plan

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...rs-1850-crore-power-upgradation-plan-5017741/

Replying to a question of Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah in State Assembly during question hour, Singh said the transmission plan has been sent to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for approval.

By: PTI | Jammu | Published: January 9, 2018 5:29 pm

Jammu and Kashmir government has sought the Centre’s clearance for a Rs 1850.57 crore transmission upgradation plan that seeks to cater to the projected load of 3,000 MVA, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said on Tuesday.

Replying to a question of Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah in State Assembly during question hour, Singh said the transmission plan has been sent to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for approval. Of the Rs 1,850.57 crore, Rs 414 crore has been earmarked under PMDP and covers upgradation of power infrastructure in Srinagar district, its adjoining areas and industrial estates of Lasipura. This includes construction of three grid sub-stations in Srinagar and another at Lasipura. The department has completed augmentation of Kulgam grid station, he said.

An additional source of power of 630 MVA will become available with commissioning of 400 KV Jallandhar-Samba-Kunzar transmission line, and 630 MVA grid station by Sterlite Company at Kunzar by January-end.

In Jammu, new grids are proposed instead of old and existing ones thereby directly stepping down the voltage. In order to avoid overloading problems of the power infrastructure so as to improve power supply, system upgradation and strengthening have been sanctioned under various central schemes amounting to Rs 2,408.73 crore.

Once the envisaged works under these schemes are completed, power supply shall considerably improve both in urban and rural areas.
 

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Ministry for Development of North-East Region
04-February, 2018 19:34 IST

J&K youth have immense unexplored talent: Dr Jitendra Singh

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that youth of Jammu & Kashmir have immense unexplored talent and potential, which sometimes remains unutilized either because of lack of opportunity or lack of mentorship and grooming. The same youngsters, he said, when given a chance of a wider exposure, tend to expose themselves and excel in various fields.

Speaking at a get-together hosted by him for a group of nearly 30 young school children, comprising the J&K contingent participating in “Khelo India School Games”, Dr Jitendra Singh recalled when he was briefly holding the additional charge of Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 2016, a mega Nehru Yuva Kendra festival was organised at Bhaderwah which offered a unique exposure to the local youth. During the same intervening period of additional charge, he recalled that one Sports stadium was sanctioned for each of the 22 districts of the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that in changing context and current milieu, the youngsters also deserve to be provided opportunity to train and reorient themselves to the new requirements. Citing an instance, he said, the Kandi belt in Kathua district, for example, has produced great warriors in the past, but now, the talent of young boys in this region needs to be explored.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, this is one of the best times happening for peripheral States like Jammu & Kashmir and North East, because the Union Government accords highest priority to these States and is very liberal in offering every kind of support, financial or otherwise. He expressed the hope that the selection process of youth, particularly for sports should be based purely on objective merit without any extraneous considerations whatsoever. This, he said, will not only offer a fair chance to every youth according to his talent but would also reduce the chances of grievance among the youth, he added.

In the Northeast, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the DoNER Ministry had introduced Venture Capital Fund for young Start-Ups wishing to set up their entrepreneurship. Similar provisions, he suggested, could also be introduced in Jammu & Kashmir. Similarly, for generating jobs for youth, he said, special impetus have been given to organic farming in Northeast with the State of Sikkim in forefront while Saree, textile and handicraft of Manipur were being promoted through “Self Help Groups” of youth and women. A similar impetus could also be exercised in Jammu & Kashmir. He also referred to the two-day Global Investors' Summit held in Guwahati, as a result of which, leading business houses had, on the spot, announced huge investments with consequent job generation for North Eastern region.

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The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh interacting with the students from Jammu & Kashmir participating in Khelo India School Games, in New Delhi on February 04, 2018.



The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a group photograph with the students from Jammu & Kashmir participating in Khelo India School Games, in New Delhi on February 04, 2018.

 

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Ping. I have pinged this thread to put in news of the systematic conversion of Jammu in to an Islamic region. PDP bjp are settling lacs of kashmiri, rohingya Muslims in Jammu. Lacs of municipal jobs in Jammu have been given to Muslims. There is a heavy demographic change happening in Jammu right now and bjp is helping it.
 

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Consequent to eruption of militancy in Kashmir in late eighties and its extension to Doda District and Rajouri -Poonch in nineties migration of Hindu families to Jammu began. This was soon followed by migration of Muslims belonging to the militancy infected areas. Large number of Gujjar settlements also erupted all of a sudden close to International Border and around Jammu City. However, this was followed by a very serious event which appears like a well -planned conspiracy to alter the demography of Jammu. A large number of members of a particular community commenced buying landed and built up properties in parts of Greater Jammu. Even illegal encroachments of forest and government land by them were ignored by the Government machinery.
During the last decade and a half exclusive Muslim colonies have mushroomed around Jammu, some of them openly advertise in papers that plots will be sold to Muslims only. Though being illegal these colonies are provided amenities like water and electricity by the government machinery. The settlements have been planned in such a manner that Hindu dominated localities have been encircled.
Jammu is basically a Hindu dominated area. In the year 1981, there were only two Muslim dominated localities within the City. As per the official figures of 1986-87, the religion wise breakdown of Jammu was Hindus 88.5%, Muslims 4.5%, Sikhs 6.4% and others 0.6%. Thereafter, due to disturbed conditions in the State proper census could not be conducted in 1991 and 2001. As per Census-2011 which included religion wise breakdown in the population data, the same for Greater Jammu is Hindus 78.36%, Muslims 10.97% and Sikhs 8.74%.
It is essential to identify the factors that have led to this change. While there has been constant decline in the Hindu population (10.4% since 1986-87 -the year of eruption of militancy), the Muslim population has more than doubled during the same period. Growth rate is a major factor; Muslim growth rate is 24% against the national average of 18%. Another factor is migration from Valley and other parts of Jammu region. Hindus from Jammu have migrated to other parts of the country. Though the majority of Kashmiri Muslims have acquired property in Jammu, they prefer to spend the summers in Valley and return to Jammu in winters. Many have also shifted to Jammu to ensure smooth and continuous education for their children. The governments in the past turned a blind eye to grabbing of state/forest land by Kashmiri Muslim migrants. Huge properties on these lands have been built by politicians, bureaucrats, police officials and Government servants. The corrupt officials of Revenue Department have not only helped these settlers grab the state/forest land adjacent to the NH and other outskirts of the city but are also involved in altering the revenue records. Taking the shelter of militancy the nomadic tribes have settled in large numbers around Jammu. Apart from grabbing forest land, they have also taken on lease/ bought from the locals land at very high rates and built settlements all along the possible routes of infiltration. They have also been allotted “Pattas”, a system to help landless locals in which state land is leased to them for a fixed annual rent, with the active connivance of the concerned Government officials.
Emotional Migration of Hindus is another contributory factor. The lack of higher educational facilities and job opportunities in Jammu has led to large number of youth moving to other cities/metros of the country leaving behind the parents. When parents grow old and are unable to manage due to inadequate medical facilities they also prefer to leave Jammu to join the children. This makes land/property available for sale and Migrants offer lucrative rates, often more than the prevailing market rate, to buy such properties thus adding to the demographic shift. Source of funding remains a major suspense. Some fingers point towards Hurriyat and ISI as part of a well thought out strategy. NRI funding and liberal flow of petro-dollars to promote Salafism could also be the contributors. Most of these settlers prefer to retain property at their ancestral places as well thus ruling out sale of ancestral property as a legitimate source of funding.
Till early eighties there were only two known Muslim localities in Jammu. Thereafter, number of colonies started mushrooming around the periphery of the old city and towards the North. Today there are more than 30 such colonies all around Jammu city in addition to about equal number of Gujjar bastis. Jammu has also been victim to large scale illegal immigrants belonging to the same community. These illegal foreign migrants belong to Bangladesh and Myanmar. The migration took place during the period 1998-2012. The migration to a large extent was backed by the politico-police nexus. Some of them even managed to acquire Citizenship and Voter Cards. Since these are illegal migrants, their figures are not included in the Census-2011. If their numbers are also added to the official figures, the increase in Muslim population will be even higher upsetting the demographic balance. As per Government version 13,400 Myanmari and Bangladeshi migrants are living in Camps in Jammu. The actual figures are much more than the official figures.
Myanmari Immigrants. “Rohingyas” belong to the Arakans region of Myanmar bordering Bangladesh. They follow Sunni Islam and belong to Indo-Aryan ethnicity. In 1982, the Myanmar Government declared them as non-nationals thus rendering them stateless. This led to their migration to neighbouring Bangladesh, Thailand and even Pakistan. However, they were not welcomed in these Muslim countries as well. This led to their influx into India through the porous border with Bangladesh. As per official estimates there are 36000 Rohingyas settled in seven states in India namely, UP, West Bengal, Andhra, Kerala, Assam, J&K and Delhi. Almost 1700 Rohangiya families comprising approx. 8500 souls (official figures are 1286 and 5000) live in the settlement colonies of Rajiv Nagar, Kassim Nagar, Malik Market, Bahu Fort, Karyini Talab, Channi Rama, Vidhata Nagar, Railway Basti, Kargil Colony and Bhatindi. Bhatindi Ka Plot is the home to highest number of Rohingya migrants-686 in total as stated by the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly. Many of them have acquired refugee status from UNHCR thus adding to plethora of “refugee” communities in Jammu region. As per official estimates approx. 186 families are illegal and not registered with UNHCR. Illegal settlements have mushroomed in areas such as Gol Gujral, Nandini Seora, Tope. Govt of J&K has provided them basic amenities including health care and Anganwari schools. A Madarsa is also being run by a fellow migrant Maulana Shafiq in Narwal Bala. A large number of NGOs and philanthropic organisations also help them besides benefitting from “zakat” (charity). Though majority of them earn livelihood through daily labour and employment in local shops, dhabas, restaurants, car washing stations yet involvement of some of them in petty and heinous crimes cannot be ruled out. Due to fear of being deported they prefer to avoid any controversy at present but the possibility of some black sheep among them is likely.
Bangladeshi Immigrants. Jammu and its adjoining areas have also become safe haven for illegal Bangladeshi migrants who were brought here in the nineties by unscrupulous contractors with the promise of migrating to Pakistan through the Jammu border. They used to come in hordes. After repeated failed attempts to cross over to Pakistan, they gradually started to settle in Jammu. As per the government of India figures given in Rajya Sabha in November 2016, there were around 2 crore illegal Bangladeshi immigrants staying in India. Their exact number in J&K is not known but is guessed to be approximately 10,000. Since they are not granted refugee status and are not registered with UNHCR, they are all illegal. They are staying in Bastis and Jhuggies in the Muslim localities. Majority of the male members work as skilled labour like electricians, plumbers, welders, guards, gardeners, black smith etc., while the female members work as domestic help generally with Muslim families. They speak Hindi fluently and have merged well with local population. They even migrate in summers to the Valley with well to do Muslim families, bureaucrats and police officers. Many of them have managed to obtain ration cards, voter cards, Aaadhar cards and Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC). They are suspected to be involved in crime as well as anti-national activities at the behest of the local Mullahs and Maulvis. It is also learnt that attempt is being made to motivate them to join ‘jehad’.
To add to these are Muslim migrants from states like Delhi, UP and Bihar. They number about 25 to 30,000 and work mainly as skilled labour and contractors. Some of them have even managed to acquire properties through marriages with local Muslim girls.
Implications of demographic change are: it will lead to increased influence of Hurriyat and other pro-separatist and pro-Pakistan elements in the communally sensitive Jammu region which has so far displayed maturity and tolerance; assist in Pakistan’s design of portraying the entire state of J&K as disturbed and disputed; provide a trigger for communal violence; Provide logistics assistance and rest and recoupment base for terrorists; create a dormant terror network to be activated at an opportune moment; demographic shift in favour of a particular community having record of supporting anti-national elements can have an adverse impact on national security interests, one of the two foreign terrorists killed in South Kashmir in October last year was identified as a native of Myanmar; make the area vulnerable to “radicalisation”. A few notorious families also indulge in smuggling of bovines thus hurting the local sentiments and creating a sense of fear and panic among the locals through crimes and mafia like activities.
It is evident from the foregoing that silence of those who oppose any move of honourable return of Kashmiri Pundits to Valley, Sainik Colonies for veterans and issue of Domicile Certificate to West Pakistani refugees on the pretext of attempt to change the demography is not only perplexing but smells of communalism. If not addressed well in time it could become a communal flash point in the hitherto peaceful region. Jammu is fast emerging as a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’.
 

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