Hazratbal Dargah Dome develop cracks, leaks rain water

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 31-Jan-2017

Much to the embarrassment of the Jammu Kashmir Wakf Board, rain water is leaking and finding its way directly inside the shrine  from the Hazratbal dargah dome on which crores were spent in recent years.The Hazratbal dargah dome, which had been in shambles for years and had lost its marble cladding in 2011 got a facelift and according to sources crores were spent for the purpose. Reports said that the dome has developed cracks at two places where from water is leaking and directly dropping inside the shrine. “The devotees are aghast and want Wakf Board to repair the damage. While repairing the dome, the Board had spent a huge amount of money and within a year or two the dome has developed cracks at two places,” a group of devotees told news agency CNS. “We tried to bring the issue into the notice of Wakf Board officials and were told that most of the officials have gone to New Delhi,” the devotees said.Despite repeated attempts, Vice Chairman Wakf Board could not be contacted. Pertinently Waqf Board was in news for bad reasons when in the year 2013, some of its employees were indicted by a probe committee who had allegedly sold copper plates weighing 60 to 70 kgs which were used in the dome of the shrine. (CNS)