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Traditional ‘Durbar Move’ sees Civil Secretariat shifting to Srinagar | Authorities have taken all precautionary arrangements
for the smooth transfer of the civil secretariat in Kashmir from its winter capital Jammu to its summer capital Srinagar, as part of traditional ‘Durbar Move’ that commenced here on Sunday (May 02). Over a century-old tradition of shifting of
capital from Srinagar to Jammu and vice-versa is known as ‘Durbar Move’. The Civil
Secretariat in Jammu , described as the winter capital, closed on Friday (April
30) and will resume functioning from Srinagar on May 10 following the traditional
practice of ‘Durbar Move.’ The practice of shifting the Civil Secretariat costs
the exchequer over 100 million rupees and involves movement of truckloads of files
between Jammu and Srinagar . "Our convoy is going to Srinagar and taking all the
records. We are coordinating with all the agencies, including traffic, paramilitary
personnel, Central Police Reserve Police," said Nazir Ahmed, a security inspector
at Jammu and Kashmir Secretariat. Approximately 5,000 employees of the civil secretariat
will be moving from Jammu to Srinagar in a highly guarded convoy. "For the safe
passage we have already asked the police authorities to be alert. Along with the
police we have security personnel escorting the vehicles," added Nazir Ahmed.
Srinagar is 300 kilometres north of Jammu . The State government's Secretariat
shifts every spring and autumn between the two capitals as per the changing weather
patterns. Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley in the western Himalayas experiences
severe winter and a pleasant weather in summers, while Jammu city in the foothills
records high temperatures during summer but is relatively warm in winters. The
practice of shifting of the Durbar (royal court) was started in 1882 by the then
Maharaja Pratap Singh to meet the aspirations of the people living in far-flung
areas of the State. |
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