Preserve cultural ethos while executing projects: Mehbooba to

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has asked the planners and project developing agencies to preserve the cultural ethos and heritage value of Jammu and Srinagar cities while formulating and executing projects for their expansion and infrastructural development.
She was interacting with officers of Housing and Urban Development Department after reviewing development proposals for the twin cities.
The Chief Minister asked the planners to ensure creating more green space in these two cities, besides walkways and solid waste management plants so that the developing needs of future times go in sync with clean and green environment.
Mehbooba was informed that 80 sub-projects under 13 categories have been envisaged for the development of Jammu and Srinagar.

Among the key interventions of area-based development (ABD) in Jammu include heritage and tourism promotion, improved urban mobility, smart utilities management, innovative use of public spaces, improvement of drainage, sewerage and sanitation, digital infrastructure, core city area improvement and urban redevelopment projects.
For Srinagar city, the components of ABD include Jhelum Waterfront Rejuvenation, Baba Demb Lake Revival, heritage discovery and restoration, upgrading historic markets (Maharaj Gunj, Bohri Kadal, Zaina Kadal), artisan cluster development, hospitality and commercial development, city beautification and urban renewal, urban mobility, smart utilities management, sewage and sanitation and solid waste management.