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JAMMU: The Minister of State for Haj and Auqaf, Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi on Monday said that there are about 1,008 graveyards in Tehsil Poonch and the same are protected and well managed by the active assistance of the locals.
The minister was replying to a Calling Attention Notice given by Dr Shehnaz Ganai in the Legislative Council.
The minister said that in Poonch town, there are seven graveyards which are encroached since long and steps have been taken to retrieve the encroached graveyards. He further said that steps to bring income generating assets of Wakf Poonch under the control of the department for increasing its income and utilising the same for the welfare of the people of the area.
