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.
