Marwah, a newly carved sub-Division of
District Kishtwar J&K, is well known destination in entire state due
to its peculiar cornerstone and wound up territory of Jammu Province.
This Sub-District is one of the largest administrative entity not in
District Kishtwar but in J&K state having more than forty thousand
population and scattered area right from gateway Karoor (Dachaan) to
Sukhnai (Warwan). The entire marvelous valley presents panoramic view in
every facet. So, the Marwah is rightly earmarked as “The Valley of Peace & statuesque or Switzerland of Jammu or Chotta Kashmir.”
Since dust & dawn of independence
Marwah is still possessing ancestral topological endurance with marginal
abrutions. The complete chaos prevalent in said region best known to
time legislators, might they considered it as better contingency to
hoard of vote bank unit. In common parlance, Marwah –a sub-District used
to uphold their realism since inception of democratic system in India.
The Line Departments having acute abstains from this area and one could
notion its percentage of development. This destination in one way or
another pretext always ignored by successive government and every
passing year led Marwah towards embrace of DARK AGE. The complete
requisite tenets are conferred here, to interrelation picture of recent
Marwah. Marwah –a seat of Sub-Division Magistrate (SDM) comprises Three
Tehsils via-a-vis DAcchan, Marwah & Warwan. Five Niabats, Three
Blocks, Twenty-eight Panchayats etc. The chesterfield of administration
is currently dominion by Sh. Sanjeev Sharma & discharging his
obligations best to his capacity even lacking fundamental facilities to
run smoothly work. The aforesaid head of administration wants to give
new orientation to this remotest region. While other departmentsare
working on the different echelon of internal adjustment or holding
additional charge by concerned district officer to draw pay for inferior
employees. The Marwah is backward mainly due to absence of motor able
road connectivity. Villagers desperately need link road from Dangdroo
(Dachhan) to Nowpachi (Marwah). Second road link constructed recently
from Gowran (Anantnag) to Nowpachi Marwah is a seasonal & narrow
road though people had demanded further up gradation of said road. The
dwellers since decades urged upon govt to construct motor able road via
Dacchan to cater overall need of road connectivity. But due to diligent
conspiracy hatched pretext to or other, the road connectivity viz
Dacchan is now healthy dream only & legislators pleaded differently.
In last District Development Board meeting Headed by Hon’ble Chief
Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed ordered for stable feasibility of road link
to this uncovered area. But, same remained announcement no survey had
conducted so far. With onset of 2015 a changed atmosphere period,
common masses notion perpetual and conducive atmosphere will be
available but still same words/assumption were heard with new faces and
people undergone solemn dilemma on account of lacking principal road
connectivity. Though Govt tried to connect said area with district
headquarter via Sinthan-Margan Top but said connectivity ply for 3 or 4
months only. Even during consecutive two year, down to the closure of
road claims number of precious lives. (All the Rest in Peace). Such
incident is inevitable and destiny until concrete construction of motor
able surface road link. Ostensibly, curtain are removing regarding
development map ofMarwah till 2015.Due of reluctant of backbone so
called Motor able road, all vital sectors are absolutely defunct. The
foremost facet of worldlargest employment generating industry herein
term as “TOURISM” having ample presence in this area. But, unfortunately
no comprehensive action plan mooted by successive government to explore
hidden beauty. This can be gauged by this fact that no Tourism
Development Authority has created here, in order to attract enormous
tourist of state & National even international. Owning, that
detailed survey should be conduct to explore all such destination of
venerated potential to fascinate nature lovers. Besides, add up this
region on tourist map of both national & International level.
Marwah, the name mention in Rig Veda,
derived from word “MARIEV”means Continuous flow of River and having
stupendous potential of hydro-electric power generating capacity. But
said is still utilizing primitive kind of lighting devices. Although
river Mardsudhar flows through this power harnessing hub via Mard from
Warwan valley and sudhar from Sudhar village of Marwah. Both these
joined at base point Nowpachi popularly known as “MARDSUDHAR” which
later on associated with river coming from Padder at Bhanderkoot
Kishtwar nomenclature as Chander Bhaga or Chenab Or Asikni. The
estimated power generating capacity of Chenab river is over 20,000
Megawatts. Out of which nearly 20-30% could harness river Mardsudhar of
Marwah along. Time to time survey pertaining establishment of HE power
project conducted. Yet no fruit full results derive out. The inadequate
and inefficient attitude of concerned authority shows their efficacy and
thereby divulged their fanfare or bitterly known as Gimmicks upon power
project. The need is too explore all options of power generating
projects in order to become self reliant in this important sector. The
penultimate facet of life is education sector, but unfortunately said
aspect is worst condition in Marwah. Govt opened enormous number of
schools under different state and center sponsored schemes, but all are
lacking basic amenities. However, quality of education is absolutely
null. Parents feel dissuaded with regulation of education norms in said
area. A basic problem reported is tendency of teachers to give good
marks in examination of lower classes in order to show result of
Excellency. Inhabitants demanded that such tendencies should be checked
since weakness appears in higher classes say after Middle Standard
classes. Number of teachers was not reporting for duty properly and
action was taken by District authority by suspension followed by quick
reinstating. Some demands of teachers are genuine. They asserted that we
compelled to teach subject though they are not competent with required
degrees. The concerned authority should check and balance such practices
at gross root level to avert mess in Education Department. The
rationalization concept of equated teacher student ratio is not sighted
anywhere in Marwah.
Notwithstanding, contemporary
provisions are made to run routine school affairs. Funds under different
flagship programmes of education department should used judiciously to
register aims & objectives of defined schemes. The dwellers
categorically demanded for immediate vehement remedial measures should
take in this sector. So, their wards got distinguish education at
doorstep. They reiterated that special squad should placed to check
opera mandus of teaching fraternity .The area having Govt Degree College
too, but condition of said college is no better than Primary school.
There is need to check record of said college to determine its nature.
Similarly, the livehood sector of residents of Marwah is also facing
imprudent engrossment from Govt. Thus, complete deterioration of
Agriculture and allied sector is witnessed day by day. Almost 95% above
inhabitants directly survived upon agriculture and allied like
Horticulture, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, and Apiculture etc. All of
said organs of Agriculture having exquisite presence in Marwah. But the
Govt has done nothing to revamp such stratum. If Govt cognizance such a
vital sector, tremendous jobs could be generate by engaging local youth
to decline ratio of unemployment. Stating in discouraged way, that no
synoptic action plan never broached. Community equivocally demanded
setting up Research, Studies & Diagnosis center aegis by
SKUAST-Jammu. They advocated that expert panelist should be posted in
that campus and people directly exertion their alien services and
exhilarating experiences in field like Agriculture & allied.
Citizens are hopeful that their genuine demand will soon fulfilled for
overall committed development & growth of Marwah. Writer of this
article also appealed to Hon’ble Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor and
Vice-Chancellor of SKUAST – Jammu to depute high empowered committee to
explore relevant modalities regarding upliftment of Agriculture &
allied sector.
Therefore, above cited matter clearly
reflect development drawing of Marwah. There exists same kind of
uncertainty in affaires of other departments, shown their presence by
name, not their plan & execution.But Billion dollar questions are:
When fate of Marwah will change? When clouds of Dark Age will dethrone
from Marwah? When ray of 21ist century known as age of knowledge,
communication and Development will testifier at Marwah? When barrenity
of Marwah will turn into gravid/generation? There are indefinite
questions revealing Eco-Scio-Political depict nature of Marwah. In
nutshell, 2015 year also remained same year as witnessed since six
decades for Marwah and only fanfare made by successive legislators
though different way. The competent authority should recognize their
obligation and made concerted efforts to revolutionize Marwah into Hub
attracting vendors from Scio-Economic Political strata of society.
Essence is threadbare study be made to refurbished every nook of
Sub-Division Marwah.
Leaving this topic with this
sanguineness that 2016 will be year for Marwah Concentric affairs and
thereof significant heights attained in each wedge.
Lets windup this article will famous poet quote:- “NAHIN HAI NA-UMEEDIQBAL APNI KISHT-E-WEERAN SE ZARA NAM HO TO YEH MITTI ZARAKHAIZ HAI SAQI”
Authored By:- Lone Yassir Rashid
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