HIRANAGAR, Nov 7 : As part of the nationwide commemoration of 150 Years of the National Song “Vande Mataram”, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh led a foot march in the border village of Londi More near the Zero Line on International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector here today.

On the occasion, Jitendra Singh announced a slew of measures being taken by the government for the residents of border areas. He said, the Government of India has taken a decision to provide compensation to border dwellers and local residents for the land they had donated to the BSF for setting up pickets and other security establishments near the Indo-Pak International Border. He said the district administration would work out the modalities of the compensation scheme for distribution of financial aid to the donors.

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