For A Week, Governance Stepped Into Cold In Srinagar

Residents Found Answers, Registrations, And A Rare Sense Of Being Heard During A Week Of OnThe-Ground Governance

- Syed Sammar Mehdi

SrinagarShabir Sultan, a schoolteacher from South Qamarwari, walked into the local community hall one cold December morning with a thin folder under his arm.

Inside were papers he had carried from one office to another for months, trying to update his ration card.

This time, he hoped things might be different.

From December 19 to 25, South Qamarwari hosted a grievance redressal camp under Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore, part of Sushasan Saptah, a week-long initiative focused on good governance.

Organized by the Block Development Office of Qamarwari, the camp brought government officials directly into the neighbourhood, away from distant offices and into everyday life.