Ar (Ms.) Belkies Jeelani, Srinagar
Masters in Urban Planning from ITPI, New Delhi, Bachelors in Architecture from Chandigarh College of Architecture 1988-1993, Ar. Belkies Jeelani is Practicing since 1996. She is also the Divisional Town Planner, Srinagar Development Authority. She has been dealing with urban issues of the valley with respect to its master plan, housing , and tourism. She has worked extensively on the environmental and heritage aspects of the old town in an attempt to maintain balance of flora and fauna with the growing urban sprawl. She has also been affiliated with the research teams to understand water urbanism in Srinagar. This became a
much elaborate study after the floods of 2014 to comprehensively understand the way river and lakes flush the city and need to be preserved.