Srinagar, Jul 05 (KNO): Srinagar has been best example of urban renewal, said Keshav Verma, Chairman of High-Level Committee (HLC) on Urban Planning on Friday and added that they are preparing the final recommendation report in unison with Jammu and Kashmir administration with regard to augmentation of developmental scenario in the Union Territory.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the two-day convocation here at SKICC, Keshav Verma, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said they talk with the States, the challenges they face and the status of urbanization following which a final report is being framed in unison with them to come up with their recommendations.
“We are here to finalize the recommendations. We have already forwarded one of the recommendations and this time, we are preparing final recommendations so that the developmental projects will be taken up,” he said.
Moreover, he said good work is being done in Srinagar, which is the best example of urban renewal. “Srinagar is the best example of how public friendly urban renewal can be ensured. How pedestrianization and other things can go side by side,” he said.
He further added that it has also led to the economic development here where thousands of people are visiting. “It has turned possible only due to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hard work by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The preparations that were done earlier were ensured on the ground only after Manoj Sinha took over as LG here.
“Srinagar is the best model and we talk about it in the rest of the country,” Verma said.
Commissioner Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD), Mandeep Kour shared details about the conclave and stated that a lot of good discussion and very predictive conclave has taken place here, “Since lot of experts from across states have come, whatever issues J&K has facing in terms of urban development, master planning, development authorities, a threadbare discussion was done in this regard. This will help us to prepare the vision document for further development,” Kour said.
"We have prepared a roadmap for the future plans of development in the J&K that will be carried out for next few years," she said and added that in terms of blue and green spaces, J&K has done a tremendous work so far while some other states are still struggling for it—(KNO)