Srinagar, Feb 25: The Dal dwellers Tuesday demanded that they should be rehabilitated at Chandpora and adjacent areas of Harwan. “Rakh Aarth colony is not fit for living as it lacks basic amenities. We appeal the Lieutenant Governor to allot Chandpora land for our rehabilitation,” the Dal dwellers said
A large number of Dal dwellers who arrived here in Press Enclave Srinagar told Kashmir News Trust that even Government has admitted that Rakh-e-Arth is not suitable for habitation as the houses there have developed cracks. “Over 1100 house-holds have been shifted to Rakh-e-Arth but they are ruing their fate. There is no facility and it in no way is a suitable place for dwelling,” they said.
“If fast track shifting of Dal Dwellers is not possible then we should be allowed to construct and renovate our dilapidated structures,” they said and added that Dal Dwellers should be rehabilitated in a time bound manner.
They said that the experts who did soil testing of Rakh-e-Arth clearly maintained that it is not a suitable place for rehabilitating people. “Do the authorities want to rehabilitate us at a place which is not fit for residing,” they questioned.
They said that a former Vice Chancellor, a non-local once expressed solidarity with them accepting that Rakh-e-Arth is not fit for living. “We appeal Lieutenant Governor Giresh Chandra Marmu to rehabilitate us at Chandpora and its peripheries,” they said. (KNT)
