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| MC Bandipora dumps Rs 82 lakhs along with garbage in Wullar | | | Early Times Report
Bandipora, Jan 4: Allocated a whopping Rs 82 lakhs to develop mechanism for solid waste management to check dumping of garbage in Wullar lake, the Municipal committee Bandipora has done nothing as wullar continues to be town's garbage yard.
Few years back the Municipal Committee (MC) Bandipora received a grant of around Rs 82 lakhs from Wullar Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) for strengthening and developing the infrastructure for scientific disposal of municipal solid waste so as to prevent any sort of pollution within and along the banks of Wular Lake. Inspite of a huge grant the Muncipal Committee (MC) Bandipora continues to dump all the garbage in the local water bodies and the irony is that this dumping mostly takes place in famous Wullar lake.
Recently the Wullar Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) Chief Executive Director (CED) shot a letter to Director Local Bodies Kashmir and showed his serious concern about the activities of MC Bandipora. The letter shot by CED to Director Local Bodies Kashmir a copy of which lies with Early Times reads as : "During 2013-14 and 2014-15 the authority has provided a financial assistance of Rs 39 Lakhs and Rs. 42.90 Lakhs respectively to MC Bandipora through DC Bandipora for strengthening and developing the required infrastructure for scientific disposal of municipal solid waste (M&H Rules 2000) so as to prevent any sort of pollution within and along the banks of Wullar Lake under 13th FCA. The concern civic body has not taken necessary measures which are mandatory under environment protection act and rules framed therein as cited above to ensure scientific disposal of municipal solid waste around the banks of Wular Lake." "We are thankful to Mian Javid Hussain the newly posted Chief Executive Director (CED) of WUCMA for showing keen interest in saving Wullar lake. We hope Director local Bodies Kashmir will take action against the officials of MC Bandipora " said Abdul Majid Mir a local resident of Bandipora.
Pertinent to mention that in clear violation of Environment Protection Act, the Bandipora Municipal Committee has been dumping garbage and solid waste including polythene in an open area near Nusoo village located in the outskirts of town. The illegal dumping site according to local residents has not only affected the Wular Lake but has badly deteriorated the health of residents living around this lake.
"The Bandipora MC collects about 50 to 60 tons of waste daily from 17 wards of the town, hospitals and nursing homes. This waste includes biomedical waste as well and dumping biomedical waste material in Wullar is a matter of serious concern. If Rs 80 lakhs has been given to MC Bandipora for upgrading its services where has this money been spend , the locals wasn't answer from Executive Officer of the Muncipal Committee Bandipora" said Dr Mushtaq Khan RTI Activist. |
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