India-Pakistan tensions: Relief underway in LoC, says J-K chief Secretary

Jammu and Kashmir administration is actively assessing the damage and expediting relief efforts in border areas affected by recent shelling from across the Line of Control Loc amid the IndiaPakistan tensions the union territorys Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo saidYou saw that the shelling from across the Line of Control has targeted civilian areas Many people have been injured many have lost their livestock and their houses have been damaged Dulloo said on TuesdayHeavy crossborder shelling by Pakistan after Operation Sindoor conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack had caused damage to homes and religious sites in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara Uri and Poonch Despite this locals vowed to stand with the Indian armyHe added that the local administration is working to provide relief promptly Now the local administration is working on quickly assessing the situation and providing relief as soon as possibleProviding an update on border safety infrastructure Dulloo said There are around 9500 bunkers across the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir But the demand for more bunkers still exists so we will build more and there will be no shortage of bunkersOn the extent of damage across the affected areas he stated As for the entire district how much loss has occurred how many houses have been damaged that assessment is currently underwayEarlier on Tuesday the Indian Army managed to defuse unexploded shells in the residential areas of villages near the Line of Control LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and KashmirMeanwhile CM Abdullah also inspected community bunkers in Tangdhar and visited the shellingaffected areasAfter meeting residents affected by crossborder shelling in Kupwara Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the government will compensate the people after completing the damage assessmentBy Gods grace we havent lost any lives here but of course there is a loss of public property like houses shops and a Madrasa The District Collector is with us They will do the damage assessment The assessment will be completed by today or tomorrow and then the government will compensate the people accordingly The immunity bunkers were made but we didnt need them for a long time And we will try to build individual bunkers around the border and LoC areas Abdullah told mediapersonsThe JK Chief Minister visited the Pakistani shellingaffected areas in Tangdhar and said that the residents affected have shown remarkable courageVisited the shellingaffected areas of Tangdhar and met families who have shown remarkable courage amidst deep pain Their resilience is inspiring The government stands shoulder to shoulder with them their pain will not go unnoticed and every possible step will be taken to help them rebuild their lives with dignity and renewed hope the Office of JK CM posted on XAfter India and Pakistan came to an understanding of the cessation of hostilities life slowly returned to normalcy in Jammu and KashmirThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params