JAMMU: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that two army brigades have been deployed and mobile network has been established in the remote areas of terror-hit Billawar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district to bolster security and enhance surveillance capabilities.
Singh, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), also said that long pending demand of widening of the Dhar Road, connecting Samba and Udhampur districts, has been taken up with impetus received from the home and defence ministries in the wake of the recent armed conflict with Pakistan and very soon the BRO will hand over this road to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for widening.
“Two army brigades… and mobile network in remote areas of Billawar has been established, which would not only provide security to the local people but also ensure surveillance through mobile connectivity and ease of communication in the far-flung areas,” said Singh chairing a ‘public darbar’ at Billawar in Kathua district.
