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| Governor visits Churunda, lauds rehabilitation measures | | | URI, OCTOBER 20-
Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today lauded the measures being taken to rehabilitate earthquake victims in Jammu and Kashmir, saying some of the villages have emerged better than what they were prior to the natural calamity.
Addressing people at Churunda in Uri near Line of Control, the Governor
Said the State Government is striving to ensure that damaged houses are renovated before the winter. He also appreciated the Army for supplementing the rehabilitation efforts in big way to improve the quality of life in the affected areas.
Churunda and Tithwal in Kashmir adopted by the Army have become model villages in every sense. ‘Tithwal and Churunda are today the best developed villages in the country’, he said. He was much impressed by the renovation done to a 250 year old mosque in the village. Over 300 houses in three villages including Churunda a couple of hundred yards from the Line of Control had been renovated with shinning red tin roofs. Cemented paths with street lighting have been provided along with piper water facilities. Playground, hospital, school and empowerment centres for men and women have been set up. Classes for stiching, socks making, carpet weaving, carpentry and so on for men.
‘Wherever I had been after the earthquake, the people were highly appreciative of the assistance provided by the Army during and after the catgastrophe’, the Governor said and reiterated that the country’s defence forces were committed to protect the people and serve them. He recounted the assistance being provided by the Army to the civilian population especially in remote and border areas and said that over 100 goodwill schools are functioning all over the State.
Interacting with the locals, the Governor found that they were very appreciative of what the Army was doing for them and they wanted the Army to be always with them. He remarked that despite their sentiments, it is ironical that some people want Kashmir demilitarized and the Army sent out.
GOC 19 Div, Maj. Gen. Ramesh Halgali and other senior officers accompanied the Governor during his tour to the model village. The development of the village and renovation of houses has been completed by the Army in record time.
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