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| Army doubles up for civil Admin in North Kashmir areas | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 24: The tall claims of the government with regards to development get punctured just a few kilometers from the capital cities and there are many areas, where residents depend upon the army even for the basic amenities and the foot prints of civil administration are rarely seen.
Urusa village is one of the villages in Uri on the heels of the LoC that was devastated by the 2005 earth quake. The basic infrastructure has been built by the Army and the Air Force over the years.
"The middle school got demolished in 2005 earth quake but was built by Air Force not by the government," the locals said. "We are entirely dependent on the army for the basic facilities like roads, water and the health care facilities and the employment. Government has not bothered for upgradation of basic facilities here, he added."
Urusa is the last village of this part of Kashmir, where late Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam Azad visited along with some Union ministers after the 2005 devastating earth quake.
Life returned to normal in the border village, which was deserted for years following the truce between India and Pakistan in 2003. According to locals, the truce between India and Pakistan brought cheers on the faces of people.
The last time Uri actually made headlines was when an army camp was attacked. Before that in 2005, the road to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir was opened here, allowing the movement of people and goods through Kaman bridge.
Urasa and its adjoining villages (Chakara, Guwati, Chakara, Muripatti) san health facilities. "If anybody falls ill, we have to take patient to Uri town with the help of army," they said. Villagers regularly visit the Army hospital for treatment, their children study in the Army school.
"We (Army and civilians) know each other very well. This has been most peaceful area in Kashmir except for ceasefire violations from other side of the border," said Bilal Ahmad, a local.
Uri is a town with one small hospital, a police station, no petrol pump, few government schools and sporadic electricity supply. "People are dependent on the Army. Without Army's support it is not possible for us to live here," said Ali Mohammad, a local resident. |
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