Bemina
Bemina is a region in the city of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in the heart of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir just about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Lal Chowk. It lies in the Batamaloo Assembly Constituency, Batamaloo assembly segment of the Srinagar parliamentary constituency.
Etymology
Bemina was originally called "Abhimanyupur".
History
Bemina was a nabal before it was developed by srinagar development authority .
Flood plain
Bemina was settled on the local floodplains of adjoining rivers. Unplanned and haphazard construction led to usurpation of flood plains. A direct consequence of this is that it is one of the most flood prone areas in the Srinagar city.
References
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- ^ "How conversion of Bemina from flood basin to residential area endangered Srinagar | Free Press Kashmir". 4 October 2017.