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HP concerned over boundary dispute with J-K

The Himachal Pradesh Revenue minister, Kaul Singh Thakur on Friday said that the state government is concerned over the inter-state boundary…

HP concerned over boundary dispute with J-K

(Photo: Kaul Singh Thakur/SNS)

The Himachal Pradesh Revenue minister, Kaul Singh Thakur on Friday said that the state government is concerned over the inter-state boundary dispute between Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir.

“We will see to it the HP’s territory is not encroached by the other state near Sarchu ahead of Lahaul Spiti,” the minister said in reply to a question by Lahaul Spiti MLA, Ravi Thakur (Congress) in the state assembly

Kaul Singh informed the house about the round of meetings of the Lahaul Spiti officials with those in Ladakh in 2014 over the boundary dispute and said it was decided that both the sides would exchange the revenue records and maintain the status quo.

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 He said in 2015, the Leh Police set up a chowki at Sarchu in Lahaul Spiti where the Forest department grants permission for camping sites.

The minister said the Surveyor General of India team has visited Sarchu and Shinkula Border of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in Leh-Ladakh Areas.

So far, no request has been received by the received by the state government for deposit of any amount for demarcation by the state government.

The Lahaul Spiti MLA expressed concern that no steps had been taken to resolve the sensitive issue over last three years.

In reply to another question by Kuldeep Kumar (Congress MLA from Chintpurni) Kishori Lal (Congress MLA from Baijnath) and Maheshwar Singh (BJP MLA from Kullu) Revenue minister, Kaul Singh Thakur informed the house that the state government had allotted land to 191 landless persons across the state in past four years.

He said 4000 applications were so far pending, which the government will decide in next six months.

Intervening in the reply, Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh said the state government will try to scrutinise pending applications in next three months. “It will be a difficult task but we will try to do it and extend the benefit to the eligible landless persons,” he said.

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