Overview
- Sajid N Saiyed, leading a Bharat CSR Network delegation, met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar to present a package of sustainable development proposals.
- The proposals include ten Smart Villages, AI labs, a waste‑to‑wealth programme, water remediation projects, community centres, and rehabilitation support for flood victims.
- The Lieutenant Governor welcomed the ideas and assured administrative support, with the initiatives remaining at the proposal stage pending formal agreements.
- Officials reported that the Integrated Management of Dal and Nagin Ecosystem project worth Rs 212 crore has begun its launch process under the Prime Minister’s Development Package.
- A new sewage treatment plant project valued at Rs 306 crore is in the pipeline, as Sinha also joined a Dal Lake cleanliness drive and urged citizens to share responsibility for conservation.