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Yuva Shakti, Tawi Andolan organize awareness programme 7/28/2015 11:59:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 28: Tawi Andolan and Yuva Shakti Team of Tawi Andolan organized an awareness programme on keeping River Tawi, also known as "Suryaputri"neat and clean organized by Shakuntla. Speaking on the occasion, Sushpal Singh President, Yuva Shakti team said that we should pledge to make the cleaning of river Tawi a regular activity, which is the main source of water to Jammu city and is now being degraded day by day due to garbage disposal.He said that due to pollution the aquatic flora and fauna especially the number of species of fishes have declined to a large extant in the river. Expressing serious concern over pollution in River Tawi Yuva Shakti Vice President, Rekha Mahajan, said that at least 18 big nullahs and several small tributaries flow into the Tawi and add to the pollution level in the river. Besides, over 100 metric tonnes of solid waste and sewage is being dumped on the river bed daily basis. Nearly 25 trucks and loaders collect the solid waste and sewage from various parts of the city and dump it on the river bed. She appealed to the people of Jammu to cooperate with the government to keep river Tawi and other water bodies clean and pollution free by stopping throwing domestic and other wastes into the river.Giving details of the plight of the River Tawi, she demanded that state government should constitute Tawi Development Board for comprehensive development of the Suryaputri, Tawi. She said that it will help in conservation and protection of the holy river.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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