Srinagar: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has reportedly halted the rehabilitation and resettlement process for Dal dwellers, although the Government had declared that these Dal dwellers would be rehabilitated on fast track basis.
The Dal dwellers said that Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand had said that a total package of Rs 356 crores has been approved by the central cabinet to rehabilitate and resettle the Dal dwellers in the state.
They said that at least 5000 families were to be rehabilitated by the government and this job for rehabilitation and resettlement was assigned to LAWDA. LAWDA is delaying the process though the government had assured us that all the families living in Dal would be rehabilitated on fast track basis, one of the residents Mohammad Rafi told CNS.
He said that some 25 years back, UEED had erected some 2525 number plates each meant for a residential structure. At least three decades passed now and the population of the Dal increased by manifold. The irony is that the Government has declared that it would only rehabilitate these 2525 families not realizing that a house comprised of one family in 1986 contain two to three families this time, Rafi said.
The Dal dwellers said that from last 25 years only 700 families have been rehabilitated so far while LAWDA is showing no interest in getting all the families rehabilitated. They appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to look into the matter and relieve dwellers of Dal from all their miseries.
When contacted, Vice Chairman LAWDA, Irfan Yasin told CNS that a sophisticated colony is being developed for them at Rakharth in Bemina. Every facility including roads and electricity has been created for them and what else they want. It is a lengthy process and it takes time, he said. (CNS)
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