But a bill to facilitate the power line is now hotly contested and while it cleared one chamber, it is now tied up in the state senate.

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Chakan da Bagh crossing was opened in 2006 to facilitate trade and travel between the divided Kashmiri families living along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan.

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