Offices of the Jammu and Kashmir government were functioning normally in the Valley on Friday and schools will reopen next week, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said in a press briefing.
Subrahmanyam said there had been no loss of life or major injury since restrictions were imposed on August 5, when the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated and the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories.
“After credible inputs that terror groups were planning strikes in J&K in the immediate future, the government put in place certain preventive steps,” he said.
The chief secretary said 12 districts in Jammu and Kashmir were functioning normally while there were limited restrictions only in five districts.
“Telecom connectivity will gradually be restored in a phased manner. Exchange by exchange, phone lines will become operational,” he added.
“Schools will be opened after the weekend area by area,” Subrahmanyam said.
“Relaxations were made on Eid for people to go out and meet their friends and relatives,” he said.
On the detentions in the region, he said, “A few preventive detentions of individuals have been made in accordance with the law. These are being reviewed. Appropriate decisions will be taken based on law and order assessment.”
“The government’s focus is on the earliest return to normalcy while ensuring that terrorist forces are given no opportunity to wreak havoc as in the past,” he added.
The story will be updated with more details.