Under constant fear of Pak shelling border residents push for bridge near IB in Jammu

The residents are currently using a makeshift structure of cement sewage pipes to cross a stream and want a permanent bridge for safe evacuation in case of cross-border firing.

A BSF jawan was killed in firing by Pakistan Rangers in Ramgarh sector of Samba district during the intervening night of November 8-9. This was the first loss of life on this side after renewed ceasefire was agreed upon by the two countries on February 25, 2021.

Earlier, two BSF personnel and a woman were injured in cross-border firing in Arnia sector on October 26, while another BSF jawan was injured in a similar incident on October 17, causing panic among the border residents.

“The bridge to connect over 20 villages is a long standing demand of the border resients. I have raised the issue with the administration in 2019 but all our pleas have gone unanswered so far,” sarpanch Trava Balbir Kour told PTI.