Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 31: Railway Station Hotels and Lodges Association has listed several suggestions for giving proper direction to achieve a broader goal with respect to the new Master Plan for Jammu.
In a letter forwarded to the Minister for Urban Development Nawang Rigzin Zora, the Association president Bhuvneshwar Gandotra has stressed development of new colonies with reasonable commercial markets on war footing as only Kot Bhalwal and Birpur colonies are not going to solve the acute housing problem.
Mr Gandotra also suggested that all commercial establishments that have come up over years in both developed and undeveloped colonies of Jammu by the Housing Department should be regularized with a cutoff date. This shall remove the sword of uncertainty on concerned public and also eliminate the fear of loosing business besides tackling the menace of unemployment and reduce un-necessary litigations.
Stating that permission should be granted for basement in the residential houses for parking purpose, the Association president also suggested vertical housing structures should be encouraged instead of traditional ones by increasing the maximum ceiling height.
Besides, the letter further says, all the lodges that have come up in the developed colonies of Housing Department having requisite and valid license from Tourism Department, should be given requisite NOCs and permission.
The Minister has also been urged to expedite the publication of new Master Plan on public domain for seeking more suggestions from general public.
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