Section 2(c) in The Jammu and Kashmir Heritage Conservation and Preservation Act, 2010
(c)"development" means the carrying out of construction of buildings, engineering, mining or other operations in, or over, or under, land ; or making of any material change in any building or land ; or in the use of any building or land ; or change to a heritage site including any material or structural change in, or painting of, heritage building; or in a heritage precinct; or on a listed natural feature ; and includes demolition of any existing building, structure ; or erection of part of such building, structure or erection and reclamation, redevelopment, layout and sub-division of any land ; and "to develop" shall be construed accordingly;
