The J&K administration’s Roads and Buildings (R&B) department, in an order on September 12 this year, had approved ₹44.37 lakhs for “improvement of Astan Aliya Syed Usman Sahib on the way to Shankaracharya road”. Kashmiri Pandits oppose a govt-approved graveyard project en route to Shankaracharya Hill, sparking debate over history, land use, and religious sentiments.