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| Governor renews appeal for peace, expresses grief over loss of life | | 9000 trucks cross Jawahar Tunnel in 12 days | | Early Times Reporter
Srinaga | Aug 12
Expressing deep grief over the loss of life and damage to the people in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor, N N Vohra, today made a fervent appeal to the people to maintain calm. He also expressed sympathy with the families who lost their near and dear ones in the unfortunate incidents.
In a televised appeal, the Governor attributed the prevailing unrest to unfounded suspicions and misconceptions and strongly urged the people not to give heed to mischievous rumours and support the efforts of the Administration in maintaining peace and tranquility.
Referring to the movement of supplies and transportation of fruit to and from the Valley, the Governor said that, notwithstanding the sporadic attempts to create obstacles in smooth vehicular movement for a day or two, the Srinagar-Lakhanpur National Highway has been fully sanitized and round-the-clock traffic movement ensured. Since the past 12 days, over 9000 trucks carrying fruit, merchandise, medicines petroleum products/LPG cylinders and other essential commodities have been transported from both the sides, which include 800 truckloads of Kashmiri fruit transported to the plains.
Vohra saw no justification in the Muzzafarabad Chalo Call and said that the fruit mandis all over the country were eagerly waiting for the Kashmiri fruit. He appreciated the need for uninterrupted transportation of apple during the current fruit season and said that he was himself monitoring the movement of fruit and essential supplies on the National Highway. He also referred to the measures taken to carry supplies in convoys with police escorts, fitted with wireless sets having direct communication with Police Control Rooms, and mobile patrolling under the supervision of the concerned District Superintendents of Police. He said that the Chief Secretary has been asked to monitor the movement of to ensure supplies round-the-clock smooth and uninterrupted flow.
The Governor renewed his appeal for peace, saying that this was imperative for carrying forward the development effort in all parts of the State. In this era of progress and development, the Jammu and Kashmir State cannot afford to lag behind, he maintained. |
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