Demand heritage status, booking counter at Railway Station
SRINAGAR: A delegation of All Kashmir House-Boat Owners Association, led by Chairman Manzoor Pakhtoon, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday.
The members of the delegations projected various concerning issues of House-Boat sector stakeholders including welfare of House-Boat owners operating on River Jhelum; declaring Kashmir House-Boats as a Heritage Asset, and House-Boat information and booking counter at Railway Station in Srinagar.
A delegation of Gandhi Global Family Kashmir led by its J&K President Padma Shri Dr SP Varma also called on LG Sinha and lauded the widespread impact of Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan in tackling substance abuse.
The LG appreciated the organization’s social initiatives and urged the members to continue their dedicated endeavours toward promoting peace, communal harmony, environmental conservation, youth and women empowerment.
Mahant Rohit Shastri, President, Shri Kailakh Jyotish and Vedic Sansthan Trust, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday and discussed various important matters pertaining to preservation and promotion of Sanskrit language and Vedic studies in the UT.
He expressed his gratitude to the Lieutenant Governor for the creation of Sanskrit faculty posts at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.