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- Lack of Bunker in Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Border Areas Operation Sindoor
Srinagar4 minutes agoAuthor: Mudassir Kullu
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The picture is of 1 May 2025. The people of Gagiya Gali village of Poonch, who were badly affected by Pakistani shelling, were shifted to the enclosures of animals made underground.
We cannot forget that night of 8-9 May. To avoid Pakistan’s firing, the village had to be vacated overnight with wife-children and selected goods. Had there been bunkers, he would have hidden them. The village does not have to leave. ‘ Saying this, Rafiq Madni, the sarpanch of Mandi village of Poonch, started crying. He told that we need 70 bunkers. Survey has been done for 4 months. However, the work of new bunker did not begin. Now war is going on again. If there is firing, we have to leave the village again
About 500 villages in 8 districts of Jammu and Kashmir are within 6 km from the border adjacent to Pakistan. Of these, 60 villages suffered a lot during Operation Sindoor. More than 6 thousand houses were damaged. 30 thousand people had to shift overnight.
In the survey conducted after the war stopped, there was talk of constructing 2 thousand additional bunkers immediately, but not a single new bunker has been made due to the latest of the system. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Rakesh Kumar told Bhaskar that the construction will start soon.
Among them, Mandi, Mankot, RSpura, Mendhar, Dhaki, Kasi Kasi, Tangdhar, Salamabad, Uri, Balakote, Karnih, Urusa, Reasi, Naapora, Khanetar, Irwin, Krishna Valley, Shahpur, Lam, Gambhir, Hajipir, Fakirdara, Karamara and Month were the most affected.
According to the official data of the Home Department, in 2017, ₹ 415.73 crore was sanctioned for the construction of 850 bunkers in these villages. As of June 2025, 348 crore to 85% work has been done, but after the operation vermilion, not a single bunker has been made with this money.
4 pictures of bunkers in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir …
The picture is from Arnia area of Jammu and Kashmir. The bunker was cleaned here during Operation Sindoor.
The picture is on 13 May 2025. After Operation Sindoor, he reached Tangdhar in Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. The community bunker was inspected here.
Bunkers were built in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Sindoor.
The picture is of Bandipora. This bunker was built by the local person himself in the year 2018. So that he can protect himself and his family during the attack.
A population of 3 thousand, only 1 thousand can stay in bunkers
- Mohammad Amin, a resident of Mankot of Poonch, said that there are 250 houses and a population of 1 thousand. There are only a few bunkers, so that night we had to vacate the entire village. We are still living in fear, because the village is just 2-3 km away from the border.
- Manzoor Ahmed, the sarpanch of Karamara of Poonch, said that there are only 91 bunkers for 3 thousand people in the village. At the time of war with Pakistan, only 1 thousand people could come in them. The rest had to leave the village. We need 100 more bunkers. The survey has been done. For the first time, Pakistan also targeted the city of Poonch. It is 8 km from the limit. There are 2 bunkers in Chakadbagh village of Poonch, out of which 400 people stayed in turn on the night of 6 to 10 May.
- Local citizen Jagdish Kumar said that we need 10 new bunkers. For the first time, there was more firing from Pakistan at Naupora Uri in North Kashmir. The house of Bashir Ahmed here fell directly. There is not a single bunker in our village. When the shelling intensified, we stood close to the walls. Almost all 60 houses were damaged here. Many cattle were killed. Despite this, bunkers are not made, while we need 30 bunkers.
Work on bunkers has not started yet All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference President Shafiq Mir said that work on new bunkers has not started yet. District Development Commissioner of Poonch, Ashok Kumar confirmed that it has been a long time it has been a long time, but the construction has not started.
Dangri village of Rajouri also led to the number of casualties and widespread devastation. A resident said, “Whenever firing starts, we run away because our bunkers are barely able to give shelter to 200 people out of the population of 500.”