Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 11: N.N. Vohra, Governor, today visited several relief camps which have been set up in Kathua and Samba districts for the village people who have been affected by the cross border firing.
He visited the camps established at Government Higher Secondary School and Government Girls High School at Hiranagar in district Kathua and at Chichi Mata Temple Complex in district Samba and interacted with the displaced people and heard their problems and grievances.
The Governor was informed by the respective Deputy Commissioners that all necessary arrangements have been made for providing all required basic facilities for housing the displaced people. The relief extended to the affected families includes pucca shelter, beddings, food, medicines etc.
The Governor appreciated the difficulties faced by them due to unprovoked firing from across the International Border and listened to their grievances. He asked the Deputy Commisioners to ensure that all necessary arrangements are made to minimize hardships of the affected people, in the continuing harsh weather.
On his visits to the camps the Governor was accompanied Pradip K. Tripathi, Principal Secretary to Governor; Shantmanu, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; Rajesh Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Jammu; Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary and Mubarak Singh, Deputy Commissioners of Kathua and Samba districts.
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