Saqib Ahmad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 13 The JK Wakf Board has failed to retrieve the property that has been illegally occupied across the state.
The Wakf Board owns around 170 buildings, 1350 shops, 1400 rooms, over 30 showrooms, 86 sets, 50 halls, besides dozens of other assets. However, a lot of property, as per official sources, has been illegally occupied over the years.
"Authorities have not been able to retrieve property from the people who have been illegally holding the Wakf property," sources said. "Most of the people holding Wakf property are influential. They include politicians and bureaucrats."
An official of the Wakf Board admitted that a lot of property has been illegally occupied in several parts of Kashmir.
"We are fighting to retrieve the property that has been illegally occupied. We have initiated the process and have evicted some shops from the people who had been holding the property illegally and their licenses had been expired," he said. "We have also retrieved property in Anantnag. The eviction drive will also continue in other parts of Kashmir."
The Wakf Board have been renting out each shop for around Rs 300 in Lal Chowk and Rs 100 to Rs 125 in other areas of Srinagar district. However, the official said the Board has increased the rent from last year. "The property was generating a meager income. But after increasing the monthly rent to shops, it will generate a good income to the Wakf Board," he said.
The Wakf Board owns hundreds of shops and rooms at Hazratbal, Zero Bridge Complex, Old Madina-Atul Aron Building, building complex at Gupkar, LIC Building, Hamdani Building Babademb, Taqya Building, Malikangan Fateh Kadal building No 1 and 2, buildings at Makhdoom Sahib Hawal, Gojwara, Peerwari Complex, building at Hawal, Qutub-ud-Din Pora building No 1, 2, Old Gousia School, New Complex Soura, assets of buildings and shops at Kila Masjid, Shahi Masjd, Rustamgari, Malik Sahib Soura, Peer Maqbara Dalgate, Batwara, Old Batwara, Drugjan, Ropa Reshi, Dadra Building, complex at Kaka Sarie, Nalband Pora, Maisuma, Jenab Sahab Soura, Karanagar, Munwarabad, Char-e-Sharif, Ashmuqam, Janban Wali Baramulla, Chandanwari Uri, Awantipora, Qaimuh, Watlar, Nadhal, Lar, Tulmulla, Watlab, Aham Sharif, Baba Reshi, Kakpora besides renting out godowns and rooms. The Wakf Board is also running a university, college and some schools. |
