Srinagar, March 8 -- The minister was replying on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to a question raised by People's Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Parra in the Assembly here.

Itoo said the Srinagar Development Authority has identified state land along the national highway in Bemina Bypasss and the Jammu Development Authority has identified land at Sidhra for catering to the housing needs of the people of the Union Territory.

In addition, 1,298.28 kanals of land has been identified for the establishment of nine townships at Padgampura in Pulwama, Watapora in Bandipora, Changran in Kathua, Bakoora in Ganderbal, Kanuyian in Poonch, Chatterhama in Srinagar and Bhalwal, Chakbhalwal and Chowadhi in Jammu.

In his supplement...