Soti village of Bhalessa sans link roads ; Locals demands  government intervention

GNS ONLINE CHENAB VALLEY 

FOZIA SADAKET 

DODA JUNE 26:–Soti Dudwar has been a prey of desrimination years together amid the people from the said village are representing the village at state and national level. For more then 60 years the area has been denied for basic amenities. The soti village located in Bhalessa Tehsil of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 314 families residing. The Soti Dudwar village has population of
2082 as per the government Data.

In panchayat population of children with age of 0-6 is 251 which makes up 16.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of village is 958 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the village as per census is 685, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.The village has lower literacy rate as compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of village was 65.33 % compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Male literacy stands at 83.41% while female literacy rate was 47.63%.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act,Soti Dudwar is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.81 % of total population in village panchayat. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in this village of Doda
As far as work profile is concerned
In village out of total population, 373 were engaged in work activities. 74.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 373 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
The village Panchayat has certain scattered areas and the areas which lacks basic amenities since decades like Roads. The mojority of the area of Soti in Panchayat has been without roads especially the village like Malik Mohalla, lower Mir Mohalla belt, Some portion of changa balla, Khimal Zaar. These areas lacks a link road that may connect the main roads either with Changa Balla Road or with downward road of Soti. The areas need to be connected through a link road connecting Malik Mohalla, lower Mir Mohalla belt, Some portion of Changa Balla, Khimal Zaar. The locals has approached the UT administration for the immediate approval to be accorded by preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to provide justice to the uncovered population of Malik Mohalla, lower Mir Mohalla belt, Some portion of Changa Balla, Khimal Zaar. The matter of the fact is that area lacks a Primary Health Centre (PHC) too. The demand of these areas had been put forth by the local panchayat functionaries, and people especially elderly at large.
The locals has demanded that approval be accorded for the construction of 1,1/2km link road so that people will be benifitted from the same. There are several footpaths connecting from main roads to Malik Mohalla, lower Mir Mohalla belt, Some portion of Changa Balla, Khimal Zaar and the same paths be converted into a link road without wasting the land of the poor populace inhibiting there.
It is worthwhile to mention that the road has been denied to the inhabitants of Kakoti (Alni Gingota), upper kota, Gurgan and its adjoining habitations where a majority of the population has been kept away from survey and the road survey has been revoked by the vested interests.