Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today visited Arnia, Powal, Jora Farm, Alah and other border villages to enquire about the condition of the injured in the recent cross border firing.Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for Welfare and Development of Scheduled Castes, Bhushan Lal Dogra and MP, Jugal Kishore Sharma also accompanied the Minister during the visit.The Minister interacted with the villagers and informed them that ambulances and medical staff has been kept on standby to deal with any exigency. He directed the officers to station a bullet proof bunker in Arnia Police Station to facilitate shifting of victims to the hospital during shelling as well.The Minister informed that the government has setup temporary shelters at various locations and advised the people to move to these safe locations at the time of contingency.He further informed that ambulances have been stationed at Sai, Arnia and Baspur while as Animal Husbandry Department will provide free medicines to people whose livestock is injured in the firing.The Minister visited the affected villages and expressed grief over the casualties of cease fire violations while hoping for speedy recovery of the injured. He asked the authorities to remain vigilant and move the people of these areas to the community bunkers for ensuring their safety.