Srinagar March 10 (KNS): Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi today laid the foundation stone for Jamia Masjid at Ziyarat Shahdara Sharief in Rajouri in presence of Waqf Board CEO Dr Syed Majid Jhangir (JKAS) & Executive Officer Waqf Rajouri Abdul Qayoom Mir (Retd JKAS) & prominent citizens of the area. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi later laid foundation stone for Markazi Jamia Masjid at Rajouri also.
Later she addressed the gathering at Rajouri and said that J&K Waqf Board has now become a strong organization and hence the developmental activities in all parts of J&K have been expanded on a big scale. "During the past two years, infrastructure facilities at Shahdara Sharief have got a big boost. In whole of the Rajouri district Waqf Board has taken up many new projects out of the Board resources and all the projects will be completed within the stipulated time", said Dr Darakhshan. She thanked the people of J&K for their immense support to the Board in making its working transparent and auditable by the public.
"The resources of the Board belong to public and this the money and assets have to be utilized as per the broader public requirements and needs. The reformative steps taken by the Board have yielded great results and the process will continue", said Waqf Board Chairperson.
Earlier she presided over the Annual Day Celebrations of Himalayan Education Mission & Himalayan College at Rajouri and released their periodical and gave away Himalayan Mission Awards to the civil services persons for their exemplary contribution to the society. She was accompanied by Civil Aviation Commissioner & Secretary Civil Aviation, Planning & Monitoring J&K Aijaz Assad and the Chairman of Educational Mission Farooq Muztar.(KNS)