What goes wrong with expectations of Doda, Kishtwar people?
Due to the lack of vision in doing surveys and ignoring the warnings of the Geologists, people of erstwhile Doda district are suffering today for everything, which they had not expected earlier. Some Urdu poet has rightly said; Tareekh Ke Ankhoon Nay Who Dour Bhee Dekha Hai; Lamhoo Nay Khata Ke Thee, Sadyoun Nay Sazaa Pai. Today, this couplet rightly suits and fits, if the situation of Doda and Kishtwar people is taken in consideration and the sincerity of the planners, engineers, surveyors and those who executed the work is taken for consideration together. The situation would have not been arisen today, if the Geologists were taken in confidence and their studies and view were made part of the project. As the Jammu and Kashmir State is situated in such a place where threat of earth quake looms large all the time, experts fear that the Baglihar Dam can get damaged any time, if a earthquake around 8 reactor scale shocks the state, as the dam, according to experts, has been constructed/
