MUDA site approved for Pulwama martyr’s widow
Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has finally decided to allocate a residential site to S. Kalavathi, the widow of the 2019 Pulwama attack martyr H. Guru. The decision was made during the MUDA Board meeting yesterday.
Despite being a war widow, Kalavathi was previously denied the site and subjected to bureaucratic delays, forcing her to run from pillar to post since her application on Oct. 11, 2021.
On Aug. 5, 2024, SOM had highlighted her plight in a report titled ‘MUDA denies site to Pulwama martyr’s widow,’ bringing the issue to public attention.
During the meeting, MUDA Commissioner A.N. Raghunandan stated that Kalavathi, widow of CRPF soldier H. Guru (No. 115050445), had submitted her application for a site as per rules.
Guru, a member of the CRPF 82 Battalion, was martyred on Feb. 14, 2019, in a terrorist IED blast in Pulwama, Kashmir. In recognition of his sacrifice, the Kendriya Sainik Board, Bengaluru, recommended a free site for Kalavathi, a resident of Maddur taluk in Mandya and a native of a village near Kanakapura, to build a home.
Following this recommendation, Kalavathi applied for a MUDA site. Despite repeated visits and letters to MUDA, officials failed to act on her request. She wrote to the MUDA Commissioner on Oct. 11, 2021, June 6, 2022 and June 29, 2022, attaching all necessary documents and urging for a resolution, but received no response.
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