Dr Jitendra announces additional family bunkers, automated Siren system for border area

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Tuesday announced additional 600 Family Bunkers besides the existing over 2,000 and an automated centralised Siren system for the border area.

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In a day-long tour of the areas along the International Border (IB), Dr. Jitendra Singh held a series of meetings, including with the District administration led by Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas, with public representatives including MLAs and DDC Members, following which he held an open interaction with the border dwellers.

Pertinent to mention that Kathua was the first in the country to experiment with family bunkers in the border area, when the issue was taken up by Dr. Jitendra Singh as Member of Parliament soon after Shri Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister.

As a result, over 2,000 Family bunkers have been built for the people living along the border area in the last 6 to 7 years. The utility of these bunkers was realised during the recent Operation Sindoor. The people living in the border areas chose to shift into these bunkers instead of moving to any distant shelters as they found these Bunkers more comfortable and also secure. Each of these bunkers is virtually like a small living apartment with all the amenities in place.

In response to public demand to have more of such bunkers, Dr. Jitendra Singh consulted the administration and immediately issued directions for construction of 600 additional Family bunkers immediately and later on, if required, construction of more similar bunkers.