Only Kashmir News Desk
Srinagar, Mayor Srinagar, Junaid Azim Mattu has assured people that no house will be demolished for Doodhganga Restoration, days after Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) allegedly warned people to remove the “illegal structures” built over the Dhood Ganga Nallah.
On Monday the City Mayor held a detailed meeting with the residents and community elders of various localities and colonies on the stretch of Aloochi Bagh to Chattabal Doodhganda Rejuvenation and Restoration Project and assured the residents that no colonies will be displaced, nor any houses demolished – including the downtrodden colonies and slum settlements on this stretch.
The meeting was also attended by Commissioner SMC and CEO of Srinagar Smart City, Athar Aamir Khan, SE City Drainage in addition to senior officials and engineers.
It is my assurance to the residents that not a single house will be demolished for Doodhganga Restoration. Contrary to what is being wrongly peddled by vested interests, this restoration project will resolve the longstanding issue of localized urban flooding and water-logging in these areas — benefiting the locals of these areas”, the Mayor said while interacting with the residents.
The Mayor also made it very clear that attempts to connect SMC with the ongoing land eviction and retrieval of State land drive were misleading and a larger deliberate ploy to spread misinformation and canards by a particular political party. “SMC is not involved in the ongoing drive in any way, shape, or form – neither at the policy level nor at the execution level.
The Mayor said he has passed strict directions to ensure that no scope is left for misinterpretation of steps being taken for public and community welfare, such as the Doodhganga Rejuvenation and Restoration Project.
