With support from officials at Raj Bhawan, Jammu & Kashmir; Jammu Smart City Limited; and my co-fellow Kushagra Anand, this preliminary ethnographic survey of the frontier villages advocates for their development into Model Villages.
With support from officials at Raj Bhawan, Jammu & Kashmir; Jammu Smart City Limited; and my co-fellow Kushagra Anand, this preliminary ethnographic survey of the frontier villages advocates for their development into Model Villages.
Allah lies in Arnia tehsil, Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir, just 7 km from the tehsil headquarters and 41 km from Raj Bhawan, Jammu.
Governed by a Sarpanch under India's Panchayati Raj system, the village is home to around 850 households. Nestled near the International Border with Pakistan, it stretches about 1.5-2 km along this line, shaping its unique identity and challenges.
Makwal Village is in Phallian Mandal tehsil, Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir, located 6 km from the tehsil headquarters and 22 km from Raj Bhawan, Jammu.
The village, governed by an elected Sarpanch under India's Panchayati Raj system, shares approximately 4 km of its boundary with the International Border with Pakistan, shaping its unique geography and life.