Maharashtra to buy land in J&K

March 16, 2024

Maharashtra is set to be the first state to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir to construct a facility for tourists and officials who visit the Union Territory.
The Maharashtra Bhawan – the first state Bhawan in the Valley – will come up at central Kashmir’s Budgam on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
- The Maharashtra cabinet sanctioned the purchase of the land recently.
The bhawan will come up on a plot of land measuring 2.5 acres at Ichgam, close to Srinagar airport.
The J&K government has approved the transfer of land to the state government, subject to a payment of Rs 8.16 crore.