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<strong>The GoC of Chinar Corps Lt. Gen. D.P. Pandey was in for a pleasant surprise when he visited Kunan Poshpora area this week. He received a special gift from North Kashmir, a &lsquo;Made in Kunan Poshpora&rsquo; Tricolour flag.</strong></p>
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Talking to the media during his visit for inaugurating a skill development centre in the region, Pandey revealed that residents of Kunan Poshpora had met him a few months back and sought his intervention to help in rehabilitation and employment generation of the area and its residents.</p>
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&ldquo;Around 11 months ago, a delegation from Kunan Poshpora came to me with some demands, including sports infrastructure development and employment generation for local women. I kept my promise and visited the village after fulfilling those demands,&rdquo; he said.</p>
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A project plan was drawn up focusing on empowerment of women and youth and implemented by the GoC within a few months of their visit. The area is remote and neglected in terms of development.</p>
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Sharing details, Pandey said: &ldquo;These were sanctioned under Operation Sadbhavana and included distribution of sports equipment, establishing a high-tech computer centre, preparation of sports grounds and distribution of musical equipment. Besides, two stitching centres and a nursing centre were also set up.&rdquo;</p>
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Young women from Kunan Poshpora under the Central Government&rsquo;s scheme, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, stitched more than 14,000 national flags over the past few months. This was also mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly address, Mann Ki Baat.</p>
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