Housing requirements

Recently the Chief Secretary, impressed upon the Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to lay added focus on providing affordable housing facilities to the urban population of J&K.

He made these remarks while speaking in a meeting held to review progress on flagship housing schemes being implemented by the department.

He maintained that since the population of urban areas is increasing fast, there is a significant rise in demand for housing in cities. He stated that it is imperative on part of the department to come up with comprehensive plans to meet the needs of the public, especially the urban poor.

He said that the unplanned construction of houses in cities is putting a lot of pressure on the already shrinking land resources. In view of it, the department has the added responsibility of providing affordable and planned housing provisions to people in urban areas.

He took stock of ongoing projects of housing colonies being raised by the Board in different parts of the UT. He called for expediting work on these projects besides planning for raising more flat accommodations for the city dwellers and other categories of population coming to cities to study or earn their livelihood.

During the meeting, Commissioner Secretary H&UDD, informed the meeting about all the schemes and projects currently under implementation in the UT.

She added that the department is developing its housing units with full adherence to building bye-laws promoting organized living, efficient use of space and clutter-free environment thereby enhancing the quality of life for its residents.