HC hints at stern action against officials abetting Jhelum encroachment

Seeks list of engineers who were posted in areas through which the river flows The Jammu and Kashmir high court has sought list of officers guilty of abetting encroachment of river Jhelum, hinting at taking action against them. The division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar sought report from Commissioner Secretary of Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC) about particulars of all the Engineers from rank of Chief Engineers to Junior Engineers who remained posted in the areas through which river Jhelum flows. The Bench…

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