Official website of Budgam distt is poorly maintained

*No mention of Shamsud-ud-Din Iraqi tomb, Budgam shrine

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SRINAGAR, Mar 23: Welcome to the official website of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, a website that rarely gets updated. The website of Budgam, which happens to be the home district of minister for information technology, is poorly maintained and lacks some vital information about the district. Pertinently, the district websites are supposedly designed with an aim of e-governance so that people can get quick information, make quick contacts and quick decisions.

Missing tombs and shrines!
The website has no mention of some of the revered shrines in the district, including that of the tomb of Hazrat Mir Shams-ud-Din Iraqi at Chadoora and Budgam Astan (shrine), where Ayatollah Aga Syed Mehdi and Ayatollah Aga Syed Yousuf and many other venerated saints are buried.

‘Page cannot be found’
The photographs on the website are very old and outdated. Most of the photographs, it appears, were uploaded over six years ago. There is a ‘contact us’ link on website, which fails to connect to the webmaster.

Another link called ‘Development scenario’ was supposed to list the latest development work going on in the district for information of general public. The ‘latest information’ on this link says, “Page cannot be found’.

There is also a ‘Grievance’ link, which also fails to submit information.

The much-talked-about ‘News Line’ link of the website also fails to open. ‘The page can not be found’ is what will appear on your computer screen once you click on it.