796 kanals of land around Dal Lake to be transferred to LAWDA

ZT News Network

Srinagar: State land measuring 709 kanals of Tehsil Khanyar and 87.8 kanals of Tehsil North in Srinagar within 200 meters periphery of Dal Lake are being transferred to Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA).

The government has also decided to make “necessary corrections” in revenue records and delete all illegal land entities in it along Dal Lake.

This was stated during a meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Tuesday to review the measures undertaken for transfer of state land around Dal Lake to Lakes and Waterways Development Authority(LAWDA).

The Div Com directed the concerned officers to expedite the process on a fast track basis so that the land is utilized for necessary development.

He asked them to work in a coordinated manner for decision making while identifying vacant land in the area.

He also asked them to earmark all available spaces for parking purposes around Dal lake and take all required steps for its timely development.

On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar briefed the chair about the land record and present status of vacant land in the vicinity.

Among others Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhury, SSP, Srinagar Haseeb Mughal, Vice Chairman LAWDA Tufail Mattoo, Director Tourism, Nissar Ahmad, Chief Engineer R&B, Sami Arif, SSP Traffic Javaid Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Nazool Srinagar, Deputy Custodian, Kashmir and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.