Bemina is a region in the city of

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

, the summer capital of

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, India. It is in the heart of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir just about from

Lal Chowk Lal Chowk () is a city square in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The square was given its name by left-wing activists who were inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought the princely state's Maharaja, Hari Singh. It has traditiona ...

. It lies in the Batamaloo Assembly Constituency, Batamaloo assembly segment of the

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

Neighbourhoods in Srinagar {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub