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Center Set-up a Study Group to study problems people living near LoC in J&K
The Center Set-up a Study Group to study problems the people living near the International Border (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir
The Centre has set up a study group to examine problems faced by the people living near the International Border (IB) and the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of regular threats of cross-border firing.
The group would meet the people who live near the border area of Valley, the Security force was deployed, district administration officials, local public representative were assigned their duties and will submit their report within two months.
There are three border issues that will be looked into by the study group include Demand for land for relocation in case of shelling, Construction of more bunkers and Compensation issues related to shelling.
The group would be required to prepare a detailed report on the main problem areas and submit its recommendations within two months.
The panel would be headed by Special Secretary in the home ministry Rina Mitra,
India shares a 3,323-km long border with Pakistan of which 221 km IB and 740 km LoC fall in Jammu and Kashmir.
From the Home Ministry, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire more than 600 times so far in 2017, the highest in a decade, in which eight civilians and 16 security personnel were killed.
