JK MONITOR - Dr Darakhshan laid foundation stone for new grand Mosque in Jenab Sahib Soura & double storeyed Sanitary Complex at Dargah Hazratbal

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October 2026

Details: Written by: JK Monitor News Network; Published: 24 October 2024

SRINAGAR: Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, Chairperson of the J&K Waqf Board today laid foundation for the new grand mosque in the campus of Jenab Sahib Soura in Srinagar. This mosque will be a high tech construction with very high standards.

The lay out of the mosque was finalised by J&K Waqf Board in consultation with the local people. Dr Andrabi later visited Dargah Hazratbal & laid the foundation for new Sanitary Complex for females in the Campus. Dr Darakhshan was accompanied by the Tehsildar & Executive Magistrate of the Board Ishtiyaq Mohiuddin, Executive Engineer Tariq Kaloo. Dr Andrabi addressed a gathering of locals in Jinab Sahib Soura after the foundation laying ceremony and thanked the people for their support to the Board in paving the way for this new construction.

"The very old mosque here was not safe and on the demand of the people of the area, the new mosque lay out was finalised and approved. I am happy that in the presence of the local representatives, we have begun the work today", said Andrabi. She said that transparency in the Board has led to a continuous infrastructure development at all shrines in the UT for the past two and a half years, all out of the finances of the Board.

After foundation laying ceremony at Dargah Hazratbal, Andrabi spoke to the media and said that the new Sanitary Complex will be dedicated to females and it will overcome the shortage of sanitary facilities for females at the shrine. Dr Darakhshan said that both the projects will be completed within the given time frame. She later chaired a meeting of the Waqf Board Staff to discuss the future projects and the progress on their execution. "Transparency in the Board has fetched magical results, evident at the ground", said Darakhshan Andrabi.

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