‘1867 buildings under forces occupation’

‘1867 buildings under forces occupation’
Jammu, Apr 9: At least 1,867 buildings are under occupation of the forces in the State.“1,867 buildings are under occupation of the forces in the State. Of these 1,561 are private houses and 306 are government buildings,” officials said here today.

They said the government has chalked out a comprehensive programme to shift these forces and in the last eight years, 1,342 buildings have been vacated.
“Steps are also being taken to reduce the presence of security forces, particularly in urban areas,” they said.
They said the government has built 357 barracks and 156 rooms in the past three years to relocate the forces from various government and private buildings.
“The infrastructures have been developed at 53 locations across the state to help in relocation of the forces from places like educational institutes, government and private establishments,” they said.
The officials said three battalions have also been de-inducted from the Valley and 39 security bunkers have been removed from public places in Srinagar.