Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, May 4: The people from Khablan area near Thannamandi held strong protest demonstration and blocked Rajouri-Thannamandi-Mughal Road for about one and half hour today.
They were protesting against decision of the Revenue and GREF (BRO) authorities for `unfair’ demarcation of the road which is going to be widened for double laning from Rajouri to Bafliaz. The villagers claimed that total 80 ft road in width (40 ft on each side from centre) is being identified by the GREF and Revenue team jointly. But by giving benefit to some influential families, they have identified 55 ft on one side and 25 on the other at Khablan, which is unacceptable to locals of the area. They said on both sides balance should be maintained.
They raised barricades on the road and blocked the movement of vehicles. The people held AC Defence, SDM and Tehsildar Thannamandi responsible for the same.
Later, SDPO Thannamandi Iftikhar Talib reached the spot and he pacified the agitating people. He asked them to take up the matter with the DC Rajouri and allow movement of vehicles.
Then a group of people moved to the DC office at Rajouri and movement of vehicles was restored after one and half hour.
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