Two New Indian Army Camps In The Offing In Occupied Kashmir

In occupied Kashmir, in contravention to the growing demand of troops withdrawal, the Indian army is planning to set up two more camps at over 800 kanals of land in the Islamabad district.

The residents of the district said that the Indian army camps would be established at 896 kanals of land, transferred to Indian army by the authorities in 1980s. One such camp will be set up near Nowshehra village of the district, they added.

Residents of Mahind, Nowshehra and Hatigam in Bijbehara areas said that the puppet regime had transferred more than 800 kanals of land to the Indian army, which was in the process of setting up a huge cantonment there.

“Army could be seen carrying out different exercises onthe land including digging underground bunkers and erecting signage”, they maintained.

The administration is allowing the Indian army to set up new camps in rural areas that too at the cost of fragile forest land,” said a local. “We own the orchards and the agricultural land in the area where the camp is being set up. So if the camp is established we will not be able to move to our orchards and that will be rendered useless,” said the locals.

The Indian army is also trying to occupy even the proprietary land for setting up of a camp in the area.

Confirming the transfer of 896 kanals of land to the Indian army in the area a top revenue official posted in the area said, “Yes the army is setting up a big camp in the area”.