* Lays foundation of Shehjar Apartments
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 24: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said that time has come for paradigm shift from horizontal expansion of residential houses towards vertical constructions so that the pressure on land in the congested cities and towns is relieved alongwith providing sufficient dwelling units to the citizens with modern facilities.
Laying the foundation of Shehjar Apartments at Bemina this afternoon along with Minister for Urban Development Nawang Rigzin Jora, the Chief Minister said that this will open doors to future living in the city under the concept of cluster housing units.
Omar Abdullah said that the prestigious project of constructing Shehjar Apartments taken in hand by Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) would go in a big way to shifting the concept of horizontal residential apartments towards the vertical system of construction to accommodate more families in less space.
The Shehjar Apartment project envisages construction of 532 residential apartments of 2BHK and 3BHK status. The design consultancy for the high-rise project has been provided by the Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). An area of 91 kanals has been proposed for the project as a part of the existing plotting housing colony on the National Highway opposite Haj House. Designs provides for construction of clusters of 336 numbers of 2BHK and 196 numbers of 3BHK earthquake resistant building blocks to be served by 36 feet wide looped peripheral vehicular road.
Layout comprises 8-storyed building blocks for Type-A (2BHK) and Type-B (3BHK) dwelling units. The maximum height will be up to 100 feet including sloping truss roofing. Each building block will have two elevators with 24×7 DG-set backup. Stilts to be used as covered parking spaces besides additional car parking in spaces around the blocks.
Facilities like community centre, marriage hall, pent-houses, convenient shopping, kiosks, tens court, badminton court and tot-lot pockets have also been proposed in the complex. Provision for sewerage treatment plant, electric sub-station, solar street lighting and cavity walls are also envisaged in the project.
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