Army completes work on five crossing points on LoC in Kashmir
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

RAWALPINDI: Besides restoring road links in the quake affected areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP, the Army Engineers have successfully accomplished the herculean task of completing road links at the five crossing points on the Line of Control [LoC] earmarked for opening as agreed between the governments of Pakistan and India.

The opening of crossing points involved enormous engineers tasks which included mine clearance, track construction and preparation of approaches as well as exit and launching of bridges on water obstacles.

Pakistan Army Engineers prepared a one and a half kilometre long track at Titrinot-Poonch crossing, completed a bridge at Chiliana, completed a track and set up an improvised foot bridge at Chakoti, constructed a one kilometre long track and lifted mines at Haji-Pir-Khoja Bandi-Uri crossing and constructed a half kilometre track at Sehra-Lechial crossing.

Presently 14 Engineers Battalions have been employed for reopening of roads in earthquake affected areas of Azad Kashmir, removal of bodies and rubble from city and help civil administration and locals in reconstruction of office buildings and their houses respectively. All roads in affected areas have been opened except some Neelum Valley roads.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Army troops continue relief operations in earthquake affected areas of NWFP and Azad Kashmir.

Beside providing relief items to the quake victims, treatment of patients, construction of roads they are also providing assistance to civil administration in disbursement of compensatory amount to the next of kins of deceased and injured persons in affected areas, an ISPR release said here Friday.●