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Pak Shelling: J&K Minister advocates mandatory bunkers in border areas, assesses damages

Pak Shelling: J&K Minister advocates mandatory bunkers in border areas, assesses damages

Jammu, May 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Environment and Ecology and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, on Wednesday, advocated the need for mandatory bunkers for people residing along the Line of Control (LoC) to protect them from erratic shelling in these areas.
He emphasized that the provision of mandatory bunkers would go a long way in ensuring the safety of the people living in these vulnerable areas along the LoC.
The Minister, for the second consecutive day, visited various shelling-hit areas in Mendhar to assess the extent of losses to property and livestock.

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