1st phase of Dal colony to be completed by June 2011:J-K govt

More than 3,000 families living around the Dal Lake are being rehabilitated to a colony at Rakhe-e-Arth at a cost of around Rs 150 crore in order to preserve and conserve the water body.

Rehabilitation of people living around the Dal lake is a priority for the government,the minister said,adding directions have been issued to concerned authorities to coordinate with Public Health Engineering,Electrical and other allied departments to achieve the targets within the stipulated time frame.

It was also decided in the meeting that earth filling work of the land earmarked for developing two playgrounds would be expedited and handed over to Youth Service and Sports Department for further development. The department will also get 65 Kanals of land (about 8 acres) that will be procured for construction of a mega sports stadium.

Officials informed the Minister at the meeting that development of power infrastructure at the site is apace,while earth filling at proposed sites for shopping complexes,mosques and Imam Baras was in full swing.

The development plan also includes construction of a full-fledged hospital and three primary health centres for which 58 kanal land (about 7 acres) has been acquired at different locations. In addition,the plan also envisages development of 8 shopping complexes and 10 community halls.