Growing Srinagar city
S rinagar city is growing in all directions and the government is paying attention to the housing sector with its intervention . Already Medicity and a new High Court Complex are coming up adjacent to the new township that will make the whole area another bustling centre of activity in the vicinity of Srinagar . The Township will also have clusters of planned housing with neighbourhood level health and education facilities . ” Shehjar Heights ” Housing Colony at Bemina will have a peripheral road network with pavements , a club house with swimming pool and gymnasium , a community hall , and a shopping mall . Highlighting the efforts of the government to rejuvenate the urban landscape in the UT , the Lt Governor said , cities and towns of J & K are experiencing a transformational urbanism that has been achieved through excellence in infrastructure planning and execution and stimulated local development . The ongoing transformation in Srinagar , Jammu and their neighbouring towns is the harbinger of sustainable development . Observing that Housing is the most important component of a city’s development and also defines the culture of that city , he stressed that infrastructure being developed must reflect our cities ‘ aesthetic and cultural values . Satellite townships & housing colonies will accelerate economic activities in J & K , supplement our efforts to overcome challenges of urbanization and provide better housing facilities to the people . It will also generate large scale skilled & unskilled employment .
