After the Pahalgam terror attack, people living on the border have also become cautious due to increased tension between India and Pakistan. Bunkers are being maintained during the 1999 Kargil war in Barmer-Jaisalmer on the western border, while on the other hand people in Jammu and Kashmir are reaching the night to spend the night in the underground (permanent bunkers) built in homes.
Spend the night in the bunker
Balbir Kaur, former sarpanch of Trawa, the last village in Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir, says that underground weapons have always been present in the village. It is like a bunker. Now I sleep in it with my family at night. It stays at home during the day. Wednesday was the last day of harvesting towards the zero line border; No crop will go from today. Schools and public buildings have been evacuated so that emergency shifts can be started. They say that if the stone is thrown loudly from here, it falls in Pakistan and we are sitting on the shore.
Keep an eye on the activity.
This border is 500 meters away, the last village on the western border, Barmer, right in front of Akali. Rural Kaluram Meghwal says that the Indo-Pakistan war is being feared after the terrorist attack. Currently, Pakistani activities are also being seen near the border. There is no such atmosphere here, but we are definitely cautious. I also wake up at night and often take stock of the situation.
The calm before the storm
The whole country is waiting for India’s response. At the same time, there is peace in the border villages before the storm. What will happen? This question keeps revolving in the minds of these people day and night. The border residents, who have seen the partition of 1947, the War of 1965 and 1971 and the Kargil War of 1999, know that if anything happens, the restrictions will be imposed. Sarpanch Hindu Singh of the last village Tamalore says, “We are the keepers of the border.” If we had to leave these circumstances, we would not have settled here.
Strictness on Section 144
Now Section 144 has been strictly complied with in villages adjacent to the border. There is no possibility of night tour till morning after seven in the evening. Police, BSF and intelligence agencies are on alert.