J&K govt renames 57 schools & bridges after martyrs, eminent persons

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has accorded sanction to naming of 57 infrastructure/assets, including schools, roads, bridges and stadiums, after martyrs and eminent persons to immortalise their sacrifice and service to the nation.

Earlier, on October 30, 2021, the J&K administration had issued orders to rename several government schools after martyred security personnel and other eminent personalities, as part of the celebrations to mark 75 years of Independence.

The fresh order was issued on Monday by secretary, General Administration Department, Piyush Singla. The divisional commissioners have been asked to personally monitor the naming of assets in their respective divisions while the deputy commissioners have been directed to ensure that appropriate events are held in connection with the naming of these assets.

Of the 57 schools and other facilities renamed, maximum 23 are in Udhampur district, 6 in Ganderbal, 5 in Srinagar, 4 in Shopian, 3 each in Anantnag, Budgam, Kupwara and Baramulla, 2 each in Pulwama and Kulgam and 1 each in Bandipora, Samba and Jammu districts.

The assets renamed as a tribute to slain cops, soldiers and citizens include Akura Bridge in Anantnag, christened after constable Nisar Ahmad Wagay, who died in a terror attack in Kulgam in August 2021; the road from Naaz crossing to Gonikhan market in Srinagar, named after Kashmiri Pandit pharmacist Makhan Lal Bindroo, who was killed by terrorists in October 2021; a playground along the national highway in Ganderbal after constable Rameez Ahmad Baba, killed in a terrorist attack near Srinagar in December 2021; a sports stadium in Pulwama after constable Gulzar Ahmad; Tashkhan Chowk in Baramulla, named as ‘Bindass Chowk’ after SPO Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, who was killed in action while eliminating a group of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in May 2022 and was awarded Shaurya Chakra a few days ago; Government Higher Secondary School, Ghagwal, in Samba, named after Major Rohit Kumar, who died during a training sortie in a Cheetah helicopter near Patnitop in September 2021; and Government Girls Higher Secondary School, RS Pura, in Jammu, named after Flight Lt Advitiya Bal, who was killed in a MiG-21 crash than in July last year.


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