Srinagar, December 22: In an exemplary act, the Muslim community in Srinagar on Friday agreed to the demolition of a 40-year-old mosque to allow completion of the long-awaited bridge over Jhelum river. The project has been pending since 2002. .The mosque was located at Qamarwari's Rampora area. According to reports, the demolition work began on Saturday. The agreement was signed between Srinagar District Development Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary and the Managing Committee of Masjid Abu Turab. Jammu And Kashmir: Srinagar Locals Offer Friday Prayers At Mosque, Watch Video.

Earlier this month, Sikh community in Kashmir also agreed to the demolition of a 72-year-old gurudwara to make way for a national highway connecting Srinagar with Baramulla. According to a settlement reached between the Sikh community and the Srinagar district administration, a new gurudwara will be built at an alternative site nearby. Bihar: Hindu Locals Take Care Of Mosque In Nalanda, Set Perfect Example Of Communal Harmony.

The Gurudwara Damdama Sahib was established in 1947. The gurudwara was one of four bottlenecks in the road project, most parts of which were completed in 2013. The government of India started construction of the national highway from Srinagar to Baramulla in 2006. Later, the project was funded under the Prime Minister's Development Plan.

The stretch of the road where the gurudwara stood was executed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), while the Anantnag-Srinagar section was constructed by the National Highways Authority of India.

(With inputs from PTI)

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