By Rabia Noor - Greater Kashmir - Srinagar, J&K, India
Monday, February 25, 2008
The historical graveyard at Narwara, which, among others, hosts the resting place of the Sufi poet, Abdul Ahad Zargar Narwara, has turned into a garbage dump.
The graveyard has become a breeding ground for stray dogs, which the locals said has become a nuisance for the locals.
“Nobody pays attention towards this graveyard. The sweepers collect the garbage from other areas and dump it here,” the residents said. They said the graveyard has shrunk from several kanals to mere four kanals.
“Many people have have occupied the land illegally,” they said. “This land is a government property and many new constructions are coming up here in the precincts of the graveyard,” said Noor Muhammad Lala, a local.
He said that they have time and again asked the government to look into the matter. “But nobody pays any attention to our pleas.”
“We took up the matter with the divisional commissioner who assured us that he would personally visit the area. Neither did he come here nor any one of his officials,” the residents lamented.
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A Forgotten Poet?
Monday, February 25, 2008
The historical graveyard at Narwara, which, among others, hosts the resting place of the Sufi poet, Abdul Ahad Zargar Narwara, has turned into a garbage dump.
The graveyard has become a breeding ground for stray dogs, which the locals said has become a nuisance for the locals.
“Nobody pays attention towards this graveyard. The sweepers collect the garbage from other areas and dump it here,” the residents said. They said the graveyard has shrunk from several kanals to mere four kanals.
“Many people have have occupied the land illegally,” they said. “This land is a government property and many new constructions are coming up here in the precincts of the graveyard,” said Noor Muhammad Lala, a local.
He said that they have time and again asked the government to look into the matter. “But nobody pays any attention to our pleas.”
“We took up the matter with the divisional commissioner who assured us that he would personally visit the area. Neither did he come here nor any one of his officials,” the residents lamented.
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By Rabia Noor - Greater Kashmir - Srinagar, J&K, IndiaMonday, February 25, 2008
The historical graveyard at Narwara, which, among others, hosts the resting place of the Sufi poet, Abdul Ahad Zargar Narwara, has turned into a garbage dump.
The graveyard has become a breeding ground for stray dogs, which the locals said has become a nuisance for the locals.
“Nobody pays attention towards this graveyard. The sweepers collect the garbage from other areas and dump it here,” the residents said. They said the graveyard has shrunk from several kanals to mere four kanals.
“Many people have have occupied the land illegally,” they said. “This land is a government property and many new constructions are coming up here in the precincts of the graveyard,” said Noor Muhammad Lala, a local.
He said that they have time and again asked the government to look into the matter. “But nobody pays any attention to our pleas.”
“We took up the matter with the divisional commissioner who assured us that he would personally visit the area. Neither did he come here nor any one of his officials,” the residents lamented.
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