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High Court issue notices to Govt, NHPC

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the state government and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on a petition by inhabitants of two villages in Gurez tehsil of Bandipora in north Kashmir which are getting dislocated by the ongoing construction of the 330-megawatt Kishanganga hydroelectric project. While issuing notices, a division Bench of the High Court directed the respondents to file their response to the petition, which has now been treated as a public interest litigation by the HC, within four weeks. The NHPC’s Kishanganga hydroelectric…

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‘Hindustan Construction Company polluting our water resources’

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Bandipora village bears costs of Kishanganga Power Project Inhabitants of a Bandipora village are up in arms against Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) for polluting the water resources of the area. Residents of Pazalpora village told Kashmir POST that the company has polluted the main source of water from where the water is supplied to the village for drinking purpose. “Since the work on construction of the 330 megawatt Kishanganga power project started the water resources of the area either started depleting or they got polluted by the heavy machinery used…

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Govt departments oppose Army firing range in Gurez

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Allotment of alternate site in Leh subject of Home department clearance Several government departments have strongly opposed the setting up of the proposed field firing range in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district citing serious consequences of any such move. The state government is exploring possibilities of setting up field firing range (FFR) for Army’s artillery exercises after the army submitted a detailed proposal for the allotment of a huge chunk of land in Gurez Valley for this purpose. Departments including PHE, Tourism, Forest, Wildlife, Executive Engineer Special Sub-Division…

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Tension erupted at Kanzalwan village in Gurez area of Bandipora when hundreds of villagers, including women halted work on 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project. The villagers were protesting the setting up of a stone crusher unit in the forest area. The residents of more than three habitations gathered to protest against Hindustan Construction Company’s (HCC) decision to install a stone crusher in Kanzalwan habitation in close proximity of dense forest area. Though the Hindustan Construction Company claimed that installation is temporary but the villagers opposed setting up of…

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NHPC raises relief amount for Kishanganga Project

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The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has granted much higher compensation than the market rate to those families whose land was acquired for constructing run of the Kishanganga project in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district as part of its “commitment to serve the state and its people”, according to sources. Official sources told Kashmir POST that the NHPC had given between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 70 lakh to each family for the land acquired for the project to help them seek alternative places of rehabilitation. “This amount…

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SRTC starts bus service for Gurez

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The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today flagged-off bus service for the remote area of Gurez in Bandipora district. While flagging-off the 25-seater bus the Div Com said the administration is taking steps to make the journey risk free and will further take steps to ease the travel on the road. On the occasion, Managing Director SRTC informed the Divisional Commissioner that the department has kept fare of Rs 250 per person. He was further told that SRTC is also taking steps to connect far-flung areas of the…

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‘Jashn-e-Wular’ sports festival in Bandipora

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Army in association with J&K Water Skiing and the district administration organised a water sports festival in Asia’s largest fresh water lake from May 9 to 11 under the aegis of Chinar Corps. The three-day sporting festival was aimed at creating awareness amongst the locals residing on the banks of Wular Lake regarding the tourism potential of the vast natural resource . The sporting festival saw the local fishing community from 16 villages actively participating in a boat race competition. The boat races was organized in three categories -single man,…

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Villagers disrupt work at kishanganga project

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A protest was held by residents of Kralpora village near Bandipora in north Kashmir on Tuesday temporarily halting the ongoing work at the Kishanganga hydroelectric project. They were demanding jobs for members of the families of the affected farmers. Residents had been protesting for the past few days, but the agitated villagers entered the site of the power project on Tuesday forcing the work to stop, reports said. The protesters mostly included those from the 163 families whose land has been acquired by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for…

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Govt mulls handing over Tragbal to Army to set up firing range

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The Jammu and Kashmir Government is mulling over giving Tragbal meadows in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to the Army for setting up an artillery firing range in lieu of the Tosa Maidan field firing range. Taking into consideration the damage which could be caused to flora and fauna, the government has dropped the plan to hand over land at Tulail in the Gurez area of the district to the Army and is instead thinking over giving the higher reaches of Tragbal, adjacent to Razdan Pass, for a field firing range.…

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Vigilance books municipal official for fake degree

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The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has registered a case against an Executive Officer of the Bandipora Municipal Committee for acquiring a “fake” degree. Shakeel Ahmad Shah of Gundpora, Bandipora, presently posted as in charge Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Bandipora and Hajin, reportedly acquired a fake diploma degree to secure an entry in the department of urban local bodies, Kashmir. An SVO spokesperson said verification was conducted by its sleuths after the allegations that the officer possessed a fake diploma certificate of sanitary inspector. “During verification, it was revealed that the…

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