J&K administration rejects claims on the expansion of strategic areas

The J&K administration, here on Sunday, said there had been no decision to either transfer any new land or declare areas outside cantonments or army land as strategic. Stating that the transfer, both acquisition or requisitions, continues to be governed by the existing law, the administration said it was "the stated policy of the government to regulate and harmonize the requirement of land by the armed forces to meet the competing demands of development and internal security." The clarification was issued to tackle the "misinformation being spread on regulating construction in 'strategic areas' for armed forces for their operational requirements." The administration said it had recently approved a special dispensation for regulating construction in "strategic areas", required the for direct operational and training requirements of the armed forces. (IANS)

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