Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 30: Senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand today urged upon the Govt to ensure proper shelter, ration, drinking water, power supply, hygiene & sanitation, medical and other facilities for the border migrants who are being asked to shift themselves at safer places by the Govt in view of the prevailing situation.
During tour of border belt of Khour today, he said that the district administration has ordered shifting of civil population within the radius of 5 to 10 kms from the border/ LoC and the people have started to migrate but it is not clear where they have to go and where they live.
He suggested that these people should not be put in schools because it will affect the education of the children. Therefore, Govt should provide alternate accommodation in Camps, with proper and adequate basic facilities on urgent basis.
Ex-DyCM urged upon the Govt to provide proper shelter with all civic facilities, besides setting up of free Langers in camps till proper arrangement is done. He assured the people and the administration of all sorts of co-operation in this situation.