Successive regime neglect Hill kak on all front:      
The area lacks even basic facilities in the era of the digitalized world.
 
CH.RASHID AZAM INQLABI.
In Poonch Rajouri, there are lush green meadows and coniferous forests that display a rich wealth of flora and fauna. From time immemorial hill folks, pilgrims and Mughals trekked over its hills to Kashmir due to only means of communication. Rajouri – Poonch is separated from Kashmir valley by the Pir Panjal range, whose highest peak TATAKUTI standing at 15560 feet, falls in Poonch district and is visible even from across the border on a clear day. This is still a virgin peak challenging adventurers with crystal clear water, the alpine lakes viz. Nandansar, Sukhsar, Neelsar, Katoira SAR, Kaldachnisar, and other thirteen lakes are surrounded by glaciers and snow-capped peaks.
The historical waterfalls, Noori Chammb and  Dehra ki  Gali attract visitors  The visitors from various parts of Jammu and outside the UT, have conducted innumerable trekking expeditions in the upper reach of  Poonch, as a result, Rajouri and Poonch have now been projected on the tourism map of India.  In the local Gojri/ phari dialect the passes, alpine lakes, and meadows are called Gallies, Sars, and Margs or dhoks respectively. Some of the common dhoks  in Poonch are Girjan, Panjtari, Isanwali, Nainsukh, Dharamarg, Pirmarg and Sarimastan etc.
 
In the district, Poonch   Hill Kaka is a remote hamlet located on the southern side of Pir Panjal ranges in the lapse of Tatakuti   peak  and it takes ten  to eleven  hours to reach this village from the nearest road head.
                              Hill Kaka area remain in news in early 2000   as was infested with terrorism. In a unique operation, the locals fought alongside the Indian Army to flush out terrorists from this village and remain in national and international news. In 2003 the army along with the help of locals started the historic Operation ‘SARP-VINASH’ in the year 2003. The senior officers of the army recognized the role of locals in bringing peace to the area. The short movie on the operation of hill kaka was also released in collaboration with the army. The then defense minister of India and army general appreciated the role of the people of hill kaka in bringing peace to the area. Many local people lost their lives in the operation along with the army. Hill kaka is the only village in Jammu and Kashmir where women VDC  members took part in the operation against the terrorists. The   martyred of Hill kaka   will be remembered  for their sacrifice  of life
The inhabitant of Hill kaka had shared some of their grievances on the telephone with me virtually the young boy became emotional while telling some incidents in which the people has to carry pregnant women on a cot( charpai) for more than 40 kilometers to reach suran kot hospital.  The village is cut off from the rest of the area as it has no road connectivity and transport facility, and lacks electricity, potable water, and Anganwadi activities. It takes a person to reach Surankote at least one day on foot. The medical facility and health care were nowhere in the sight,” they said.
lack of medical facility , lack of Schooling facility, no road connectivity till date makes their life difficult. The people have to cross the hill kaka river on foot more than four times to reach suran kot.  Hillkaka is part of Mora panchayat  WHICH IS  ABOUT 40 kilometers from Hillkaka due to which people cannot get the benefit of govt scheme.
Presently  Hill Kaka was also provided with the facility of a school building since a Government  School had been opened here. A room was constructed but unfortunately, the state authorities took no real interest to monitor the school. The teachers have been posted but they are nowhere to be seen. The children are eager to study but the problem is who would teach them. The Education Department of UT Jammu (J&K) has to take the final call, If they do, these children of poor too would be hopping, skipping, and jumping gleefully. The medical aid center exists in papers but medical staff fails to report for duties in Hill kaka due to which people suffered, even for first aid people have to come to suran kot.
Happiness is a garden walled with glass: there’s no way in or out. In Paradise, there are no stories, because there are no journeys. It’s loss and regret and misery and yearning that drive the story forward, along its twisted foot trek. Hill Kaka is a testimony to the fact. It was a hell zone till 2004 but now the situation improve to some extent but requires more attention from the government.  The people do ask here that the administrators are keen to make promises, but we have yet to see even one completed till now, on development, education for our children, and health of the people staying here but where is the deliverance? Nowhere to be seen is the situation as of now and mind you this was the place from where started the downslides and evaporation of militancy/terrorism from 2003 onwards in this region! These people need a better deal!  Healing touch from the government. Definitely yes they do!
Lack of education is one of the main causes of poverty in this remote area of Hill Kaka. Not every person without a formal or nonformal education lives in abject poverty, but several researches have proved that most of those living in extreme poverty do lack basic education. The
Families living below the poverty line (BPL) most likely keep their children out of school, which
means that their future generation will also have a greater chance of living in poverty. Technical
and formal education can open the doors for jobs, resources, and skills which in turn lead to
Poverty eradication.
The government of India extended the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006, after august 2019, a progressive piece of legislation that ensures the land tenure, food security, and livelihood of traditional forest dwellers, the majority of communities like that of the Gujjar and bakerwals
have actually been treated more harshly than they ever had been before. Even community right is not best ousted to the resident of Hill kaka. Not only has the rollout of the FRA not provided the nomadic communities with the Act’s promised benefits, but its extension to J&K has actually made life more difficult for them because
The Forest Department appears to feel that the legislation challenges its authority.
The local residents were mostly illiterate and poor. They looked like a primitive tribal group but were true patriots. Dilpizer Ahmed Kalise of hill kaka, Haji Mohd Qassim, Wazir Mohhamed, Mohd Rashid, Ab. Haq, Khadam  Hussain told the story that in 2003, they fought with militants even with sticks and rods and after the formation of VDC helped the army in clearing the area from militants but govt is not serious in redressing their grievances, they are worst sufferers.
In  2018  General Officer Commanding White Knight Corps Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha visited the Hill kaka and enquired about the problems of locals. He as a young company commander in Hill kaka area had participated in counter-insurgency operations in 2003,  During the visit, the villagers shared some of their grievances. Army approached civil administration and Advisor to the Governor of J&K to have a passionate look at the problems being faced by the locals. As a result of the continued follow-up actions, most of the issues of the locals have been addressed to some extent. The foremost problem of road connectivity was addressed with the commencement of the project for the construction of 14 kilometers road from Bafliaz to Hill Kaka. The project is halfway through with about only 7 kilometers of road constructed but which is not in good condition. This will open avenues for overall development and pave the way for the eradication of grass root level problems being faced by the resident of Hill Kaka.
The Lieu tent. Governor Sh. Manoj   Sinha who is trying his best for redressing the problems of common people is requested to pay special attention to the problems of residents of Hill kaka. Some of the problems that require immediate attention are as under.