Srinagar, Nov. 9 -- The Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI), Jammu and Kashmir Chapter, celebrated World Town Planning Day for the first time in the Union Territory with the theme "Rebuilding the Planning Framework: Addressing Institutional Gaps and Professional Challenges in Jammu and Kashmir."The event brought together professional town planners, academicians, and urban experts from across J&K to discuss critical issues impacting the region's urban growth. Participants expressed concern over rapid urbanisation, weak institutional capacity, and the shortage of qualified town planners across departments and development authorities.With nearly one-third of J&K's 1.3 crore population residing in towns and cities, the UT comprises 78 st...