Jammu, Dec. 25 -- Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the sub-committee constituted to examine the issues related to dry wet lands (Gair Mumkin Khads) in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting, held at the civil secretariat here, was attended by minister for Jal Shakti, forest, ecology and environment and tribal affairs departments, Javed Ahmad Rana and minister for agriculture production, rural development and panchayati raj, cooperative and election departments, Javid Ahmad Dar, as members of the sub-committee. Additional chief secretary, jal shakti department, Shaleen Kabra, briefed the sub-committee on the current status of Gair Mumkin Khads and the challenges associated with their identification, protection and management. The deputy CM emphasised the need for taking pro-public and pragmatic decisions to ensure amicable redress of genuine issues faced by the people. He stressed that the policy interventions must strike a balance between the environmental protection and safeguarding the livelihoods and property rights of citizens.htc...