Guv directs CS to prepare rehabilitation plan for Gujjars

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today directed Chief Secretary B R Sharma to prepare a draft plan to re-locate and re-rehabilitate nomadic tribes who move from place to place in the state.
Vohra held a meeting at Civil Secretariat today where he was informed about the incident near Sarore, district Samba, which resulted in the death of one person on Monday.
Governor gave detailed instructions to the Chief Secretary regarding the preparation of a draft plan to re-locate and re-rehabilitate nomadic tribes who move from place to place, A Raj Bhavan spokesman said.
The Governor, who had separately asked the DGP to send an urgent report in this incident, stressed the need for a detailed operating procedure being evolved for ensuring effective maintenance of law and order while dealing with situation of such nature, the Spokesman said.

The Governor advised the Chief Secretary and DGP to urgently direct the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to ensure all necessary precautions while taking the required action for removal of encroachments and, side by side, ensure the maintenance of public order, he said.
Chief Secretary informed Governor that a meeting of all Deputy Commissioners and SPs of Jammu Division was scheduled for next week in which the Governor's directions would be duly discussed, he added.

The Governor directed that Deputy Commissioners/SPs while dealing with various issues connected to encroachments along the National Highways must ensure that district roads and the National Highway are not blocked by any agitating group under any circumstances, he said.

The normal flow of traffic must not be disrupted and no inconvenience caused to those who travel on the roads, he added.
The Governor was informed by the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, that an enquiry, to be completed within 15 days, has already been ordered in regard to the incident of firing which had resulted in the death of a civilian and the subsequent Law & Order disturbance, by Rehana Batool, Additional Commissioner in his office.