In April 2015, the Rajya Sainik Board (RSB), headed by Governor N N Vohra, approved establishment of a Sainik colony in Srinagar close to the old airport. Moving on a proposal fast-tracked when the state was under Governor’s rule earlier this year, the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked officials to identify land in Srinagar and Budgam for Sainik colonies to house troops and their families. The state government maintains it has received no such direction from the Centre and has “no plans to settle soldiers” in the Valley. But…
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