Dhargaloon: Difference between revisions

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'''Dhargaloon''' (also spelled as '''Dargaloon''' or '''Dhargalon''') is a village, located in [[Mendhar Tehsil]] of [[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]] in Indian administered union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://jkpwdrb.nic.in/pdfs/PWDRB%20Jammu.pdf |title=Dhargaloon residents protest over water, power crisis |website=jkpwdrb.nic.in |publisher=Public Works Department - Jammu & Kashmir |date=3 December 2018}}</ref> Its district headquarters are located in [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]] and administrative units in "Mendhar". This village comes under the "Balakote" [[Community development block in India|block]] which is its local administrative unit. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jkplanning.gov.in/pdf/POONCH%202017-18.pdf |title=AAP 2017-18 BADP of POONCH DISTRICT |website=jkplanning.gov.in |publisher=Planning Development & Monitoring Department - Jammu & Kashmir |date=3 December 2018}}</ref> The village is located close the [[Rawalakot #Rawalakot–Poonch trade route and bus service|border]] with [[Pakistan]] and is largely influenced by the border forces. Residents of Dhargaloon staged a protest in May 2017 because of water and power shortages. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/state/dhargaloon-residents-protest-over-water-power-crisis/250809.html |title=Dhargaloon residents protest over water, power crisis |website=greaterkashmir.com |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] |date=30 May 2017}}</ref>

There is no railway connectivity to Dhargaloon. There are plans to construct a [[Jammu–Poonch line]] which will connect [[Jammu]] with [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]] with railways. The nearest major railway station is [[Jammu Tawi railway station]] located 191 kilometres from Dhargaloon.