Poor construction exposed within a week of inauguration of Kashmiri migrant flats in Zewan.

Poor-quality construction of transit accommodation for Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Zewan area of Kashmir has been exposed within a week of the flats being handed over to Kashmiri migrant families.

These flats were constructed for Kashmiri Hindu employees serving in different parts of the Kashmir Valley under the Prime Minister’s Employment Package for Kashmiri Migrants.

A video has gone viral on social media in which a woman residing in one of these flats has exposed the poor quality of construction and the casual approach adopted by the authorities responsible for building the accommodation.

Although the residents of these flats, which were handed over to Kashmiri migrants only on November 1, are reluctant to speak about the quality of construction, the viral video clearly exposes the alleged negligence of the authorities involved in the project.

Water overflowing from a rooftop water tank was seen flooding a flat on the third floor, with water gushing through the ceiling fan.

“See our situation. I am living in the third block, in the last flat, numbered 23. We were sleeping when water started pouring down through the ceiling fan,” the woman can be heard saying in the video while pointing towards water leaking through the ceiling fan of her flat.

Shockingly, water was seen overflowing from the tank installed on the rooftop to ensure an adequate water supply to all the flats. There was no proper boundary or protective arrangement around the tank, allowing the overflowing water to enter different flats through the lift, staircases, and even ceiling fans.

Notably, on November 1, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated 1,416 transit accommodation flats for employees appointed under the PM Package at Zewan in Srinagar, Kakan Maran in Budgam and Kulangam Bagh in Handwara, Kupwara district. The inauguration marked a significant addition to the residential infrastructure for Kashmiri migrant employees serving in the Valley.

Interestingly, the authorities have yet to take cognisance of the viral videos and have maintained a criminal silence over the incident of overflowing water entering several flats.
Wishing anonymity, a senior officer of the Public Works Department (PWD) told The International Business Times that neither the department has received any written complaint about poor quality of work nor have officers seen any viral video. “Action will be taken only after receiving a written complaint,” the officer said.