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Illegal constructions galore in Pahalgam
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KHALID GUL

PDP raises
issue of basic
amenities
People forced to
stage demos even
for water, ration:
Mehbooba
Srinagar, July 1: Peoples
Democratic Party president
Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday
said bad governance has
pushed respectable citizens
into virtual destitution
as is evident from demonstrations all over the state
to press demands even for
basic amenities. Addressing
various meetings in Devsar
constituency of Kulgam
district, she said apart from
its political agenda PDP
will focus on improving the
quality of life for the citizens
of the state. She was accompanied by deputy speaker
of legislative assembly,
Muhammad Sartaj Madni,
on her tour which took her
to Larmgangi Pora, Palpora,
Akran, Kailam and other
villages.
Mehbooba said she is
pained by the frequent sight
of the people, mostly ladies,
holding dharnas and demonstrations for even drinking
water at many places. She
said if this could be the case
in a state so much rich in
the water resources nobody
other than the National Conference and Congress, who
have been in power ever
since independence, can be
blamed for such dehumanizing conditions.
The PDP chief said in
spite of huge investment in
the development schemes
very little seems to be
changing for the people
who have to face immense
difficulties in getting power,
water, rations, healthcare
and education. Women still
have to fetch water from distant sources and virtually
fight for survival. She said
the state has been deliberately projected as a begging
bowl because the parties in
power have time and gain
sold out its interests for
their own political survival.
PDP, she said, would
reverse this impression
and try to establish a model
welfare state where people
would get what they deserve
as a matter of right like members of a dignified society.
Mehbooba said the government has been holidaying while the people are left
to their fate. She said the
farming community has
suffered immense losses due
to inclement weather conditions which have resulted
in heavy damage to apple
and other fruits. Similarly,
hailstorm in many areas has
left crops devastated but the
government agencies have
been unable to intervene
either in disease control or
loss assessment. GKNN

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LD doctors leave
behind surgery thread
in woman’s womb

Authorities mute as hoteliers flout norms; even green zones not spared
Pahalgam, July 1: With tacit support
of authorities, several influential hoteliers are carrying out construction work
in picturesque south Kashmir resort of
Pahalgam in blatant violation of court
directions. What speaks loud of government inaction is that the constructions
are going on in all areas notified and
bought under Pahalgam Development
Authority (PDA) last year.
The High Court has imposed blanket ban on constructions in Pahalgam
till framing of new Master Plan, following the Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
filed by Peoples Welfare Pahalgam.
Sources, however, revealed that
many influential hoteliers under the
garb of repair work are flouting the
directions and going for construction
of fresh structures. They further said
the PDA was facilitating the transportation of construction material.
“A hotelier in Laripora, who had
got permission for minor repairs of his
eight-room hut, went on to construct
another storey with authorities acting
as mute spectators,” sources said.
They said the hotel has come up in violation of all norms set up by Building
Operation Control Authority (BOCA).
In Bradihaji too, which has been
declared highly fragile zone by Environment Expert Committee constituted by court, illegal structures are
being raised with impunity. “The
expert committee has even suggested
shifting the habitation from this area
but now new structures are being
allowed to be raised,” an official said.
Sources said that initially tin sheds
are being erected and later converted

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SRINAGAR | July 02, 2014, Wednesday

Patient undergoes 2nd surgery in 2 months

was brought to SMHS Hospital
for treatment. “We were asked
for CT Scan by doctors here,”
Arshad told Greater Kashmir,
adding that during the surgery
at Lal Ded Hospital the doctors
have left behind gauze inside
the womb of his wife.
The woman is now recuperating.
A senior doctor, who carried out the surgery on Zainab
at SMHS Hospital, told Greater
Kashmir that they have recovered a granule from the abdomen of Zainab and have sent
it for biopsy. “It seems it was
silk suture reaction. Suture is
a thread used during surgery,”
the doctor informed.

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, July 1: Doctors at
SMHS Hospital here carried out
second surgery on a patient after
she complained of severe abdominal pain. The doctors have recovered surgery thread from the
womb of the patient, reportedly
left behind during a surgery at
Lal Ded Hospital two months ago.
Admitted in ward number 18
of SMHS Hospital, Zainab (33)
wife of Arshad Hussain Gagroo
of Chanpora was first operated
upon at Lal Ded Hospital on
April 24. After the surgery she
gave birth to a baby girl.
Zainab complained of severe
abdominal pain 15 days ago and
into huts. Similarly, in Lidroo area
near Check Post, sources say a huge
hotel is coming up in the dense forest
area. The area being highly fragile
consisting of pine trees was designated
as green zone even in previous flawed
Master Plan and has been kept so in
the new draft master plan.
“Many other influential people
who had sought permission for minor
repair work from Court or even those
who have no prior permission are raising structures in the vicinities of their
hotels and huts in main Pahalgam, Bradihaji, Sarbal, Rangiward, Ganeshbal,
Nunwan, Laripora, circuit road area,
Lidroo and Langanbal,” sources said.
They said that PDA was not monitoring the repair work and violation of
building permission norms.

“We fail to understand how these
influential people manage to ferry
huge construction material into Pahalgam and then dump at their hotels and
huts,” said the residents. They alleged
that the officials posted at check post
were facilitating the entry of construction material into Pahalgam.
“While the locals whose houses got
damaged due to windstorm, snow or
blaze and have proper permission from
Court struggle to bring construction
material for repair work, the influential hoteliers have been given free hand
to bring in material,” they said.
Sources further say that illegal constructions continue to thrive in the
vicinities of Pahalgam downstream
Lidder River despite being notified
and bought under PDA by the govern-

ment recently. The areas were notified
following the recommendations of the
committee formed by the High Court as
well as Kashmir University’s Environment Assessment Impact Committee.
“Illegal constructions galore on the
banks of Lidder River in Mawoora,
Yanner, Ganespora, Jaibal, Aamad
Wagad as well as in forest and wild
life areas of Batkoot, Gujrani Batkoot,
Veersaran and Srechan,” sources said.
They said that concrete structures
were also coming up in agriculture and
kahcharai land in Yanner, Batakoot,
Ganespora, Jaibal and Aamad Wagad.
“An influential doctor from Srinagar
has been carrying out construction of
huts in Gujrani Batkoot amid dense
forests under the nose of authorities for
last two years,” sources said. They said

the doctor has raised illegal structures
in main Pahalgam, Aamad Zoo, Langanbal and at many scenic spots with
the tacit support of authorities.
“The government should immediately finalize new Master Plan to
stop further vandalism of this scenic
spot,” locals said.
Chief Executive Officer, PDA, MY
Bhat, said that the Authority has constituted a team to monitor violations. “I
have taken over charge recently and I
am doing everything possible to implement the Court orders,” said Bhat.
Regarding the ban on construction
in the area downstream Lidder River
notified last year, Bhat said, “Yes there
have been certain violations and constructions have come up. But I won’t
allow anyone to flout orders.”

Sopore opposes shifting of
SKUAST departments
GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, July 1: Expressing resentment over the proposal of shifting
Horticulture and Forestry departments of Sher-i-Kashmir University
of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) from Wadoora
here, various organizations have appealed the state government
to reconsider its proposed decision.
The organizations including Sopore Trade Federation, Sopore
Bar Association and Fruit Growers Union, while expressing resentment over the proposal, have said that they would launch a districtwide agitation in case officials go ahead with the proposed move.
“We strongly oppose the move and demand that state government should come clear on the issue,” said Muhammad Ashraf
Ganai, a local trader.

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