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    Shelling up, govt to build bunkers to protect border villagers

    Written by Rahul Tripathi | Delhi | Published: May 29, 2018 3:36:25 am

    Rajnath Singh interview Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Express by Tashi Tobgyal/Interview Photograph)

    Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday ordered early construction of bunkers along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) to protect people living in those areas in view of increased shelling by Pakistani troops.

    More than 1,250 ceasefire violations have been recorded in the first five months of this year, compared to 971 such violations in 2017, 449 in 2016, and 405 in 2015, according to Ministry of Home Affairs () records.

    This year has seen a sudden spike in number of ceasefire violations after the government declared suspension of operations during Ramzan, officials said.

    “The MHA has approved Rs 415 crore for construction of more than 14,000 bunkers in Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts,” according to a statement from the ministry. “Work on construction of 1,431 community and more than 13,000 individual bunkers will commence from July.”

    According to the MHA, a compensation of Rs 5 lakh is given to civilian victims of cross-border shelling, and damages to house and loss of crop or livestock are paid at the rates prescribed for National…

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