A group of 24 Foreign Heads of Missions, representing various geographical regions, reached Srinagar today. Sources said they visited Magam in Budgam District of Central Kashmir to witness the 'Block Diwas', a public outreach initiative organised every week by the local administrations in Jammu and Kashmir. <br />''<br />''The envoys were warmly received by the elected representatives and the public of Magam. The local District Development Council Chairperson briefed the envoys about Magam and the developmental activities undertaken in the recent past in Budgam. They also visited various stalls setup for the public at the Block Diwas to get themselves acquainted with the people centric schemes being implemented by the Government.<br />'' <br />''The visit also provided the envoys an opportunity to interact and hear directly from the general public and their local level people's representatives on the functioning and empowerment of grass root democratic institutions, devolution of power, developmental activities, local issues, grievance redress mechanisms among others. Their program in Srinagar involves interaction with elected representatives of Block Development Council and District Development Council from across the UT of J&K, civil society members and mainstream media.<br />'' <br />''Sources also said, the envoys had a fruitful interaction with the elected grassroots leadership from all districts of Kashmir Division, representing various regional and national political parties. The Mayor of Srinagar, Chairpersons of Urban local bodies and Chairpersons of BDC and DDCs shared their vision for development centric administration in the decentralised and empowered grassroot framework. They unanimously voiced that the historic DDC elections were conducted in a peaceful, transparent and fair manner. <br />''<br />''The local body representatives were also in unison in sharing a view that democracy has taken stronger and deeper roots in Kashmir, paving way for an era of peaceful and inclusive development. While sharing their optimism in working towards realising people's aspirations they also sought assistance from foreign envoys to bring tourism and investments into J&K to further job creation. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The group of foreign envoys also visited the famous Hazratbal Shrine, the holiest and the only domed mosque in Srinagar. The envoys were received by the Imams of the shrine and were briefed on its historical significance as the holy relic of revered Prophet Muhammad is preserved in the mosque.</span>