Srinagar, April 4 :Mayor Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu  today visited  Nigeen Hazratbal where seven houseboats and three sheds were gutted in  yesterday’s fire incident.

He met the house boat owners whose houseboats got completely burnt in yesterday’s fire incident  and  listened to the pleas and concerns of the victims.

 While expressing his sympathies and grief to  the fire victims over the incident , Mattu  assured to  extend all possible help to affected houseboat owners  who have been rendered in complete loss  in a devastating blaze  and termed the incident as tragic and sorrowful for such  a huge loss  of property.

He said he will  pass directions   to the  Tourism department  and LCMA to   help the fire victims by  establishing  single window so that they  get the permission for reconstruction of houseboats on fast track mode.

 He further said that he shall take up the matter with Hon’ble LG to sanction ex-gratia relief to the victims.