Mehbooba Mufti Calls for Railway Track Realignment in Shopian

Mehbooba Mufti Calls for Railway Track Realignment in Shopian

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today sought realignment of the proposed new railway line that will pass through orchards in Shopian. Mehbooba, who visited the Zainpora area of Shopian district on Thursday, met locals who voiced serious concern about the impact of the railway line. In a letter to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mehbooba has highlighted the potential adverse effects of the land acquisition for the railway line. She said displacement of locals from their ancestral land would inflict immense hardship on affected…

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