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Chander Mohan demands ban on construction, repair Encroachment on bank of River Tawi 9/15/2014 10:26:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 15: Convenor, Tawi Andolan, Chander Mohan Sharma demanded immediate ban on all sorts of construction/repair of the illegally constructed houses and cattle sheds constructed in and on the sides of river Tawi. Addressing a gathering of Tawi Andolan activists at Vikram Chowk Jammu, Sharma said that after taking intensive tour of the localities located on the both sides of river Tawi that damage caused to the properties of the residents of these localities is all due to illegal construction and structures on the basin of the river. "In-spite of number of warnings the concerned government authorities, unplanned structures was not removed. The time has come when the government should learn lesson from present deluge all over the state and stop playing mischief with the nature", he said, adding that's why the nature was playing havoc with the lives and properties of innocent people. Sharma called upon the Tawi Andolan activists to be vigilant and agitate against all such activities in and around the river. He deputed a team of activists under the leadership of Devraj sharma and Arun Choudhary to access the loss caused to the farmers of Flaien-Mandal area of Nikki Tawi. "Farmers have suffered not only huge crops loss but also their fields have been covered with heavily thick layer of sand. And it will require big amount of money to treat these fields", he said. Later on Tawi activists prayed for safety of the citizens stranded in the heavy flood water in Kashmir valley and also prayed for the peace to the souls of victims who died in the wake of flood. He was accompanied by PC Sharma, Chander Sharma, Girdhari Lal, Mitu Rajput, Shilpi Verma, Anju Dogra, BN Sharma, MK Zoshti, Sunita Kher, Prof. Bhardwaj and others.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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