Wakf property survey to be completed by October

The survey of wakf properties across the State as mandated by the Central Wakf Act will be over by October 30, according to Minister for Municipal Administration and Wakf Qamarul Islam.

The Minister told The Hindu here on Tuesday that the survey team had concluded work on 20,000 of the 33,000 properties. All properties will be given a khata and the names will be gazetted, after which wakf institutions could take up development activities for the welfare of Muslim community, he said.

Mr. Islam said the Karnataka State Wakf Board had identified five properties in the State, along with the National Wakf Development Corporation (NAWADCO), for development.

These properties belonged to the Mavalli Masjid in Mavalli, Bada Makan on Kengal Hanumanthayya Road, Sarjapur institutions on Sarjapur Road (South Asia Shah Muhib Dargah on Avenue Road and Fakih Shah and Amma Jan Baba Dargah) and Muruga Malla Masjid at Chintamani.

The NAWADCO had signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Building Construction Corporation to develop wakf properties across the country.