Srinagar: The Social Welfare Department in Jammu and Kashmir will soon open a working women's hostel at Eidgah area of Srinagar city.

Like in other states across the country, the initiative is aimed at ensuring protective and comfortable stay for the working women in the valley too, reports Greater Kashmir.

According to the officials, the construction work of the building is going on at a good pace.

Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department, Mohammad Ashraf Akhoon told Greater Kashmir that construction of the first ever working women’s hostel at Eidgah is going on. He said that this will be the first multi-storey building which will house working women, besides old age people.

"This is a good concept; we may construct more hostels for working women in future. We have not decided the capacity of the building yet. We are planning that this building should be for working women and old age persons. Once the construction will be completed then only, we can decide the capacity," he said.

Akhoon told the news portal that the hostel would ensure a quality living atmosphere for women who were working in the city.