STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Law and Justice, Abdul Haq, on Monday said that the State Government is mulling to convert the old Lower Court complex at Court Road here into a heritage site.
During his visit to the area, the minister said that a team would be constituted that would assess the feasibility of converting the building into a heritage site. He said that the team would also assess how safe the building is, and would also provide the specifications required for renovating the building. Abdul Haq said that the team would also provide its suggestions for beautification of adjacent areas, and parking facility along with it. He was informed that the books and the other law documents that are still in the library of old Lower Court complex would be soon transferred to the new Court Complex in Mominabad.
During his visit the Minister also assured Srinagar Municipality Corporation (SMC) officials that the Government would look into their demand of providing them some space for the construction of dewatering plant in the area so that the water congestion problem in the Lal Chowk area gets addressed.
