Recently Chief Secretary, held a meeting of Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to take stock of measures being taken up to build the capacity of Municipal Corporations including different ULBs of J&K in processing of solid and liquid waste on scientific lines.
He enjoined upon the J&K PCC to be proactive in enforcement of environmental protection laws in J&K. He sensitised them about their mandate and asked them to use their writ to act against the violators as per laws in force.
He reviewed the works being carried out by JMC, SMC and Directors of ULBs in both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir.
Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD, Mandeep Kaur, presented an overview of different projects proposed and approved by GoI under SBM 2.0 for districts of the UT. She revealed that the facilities for both solid and liquid waste treatment are being created all over J&K in addition to inviting tenders for treatment of legacy waste on scientific lines.
Commissioner JMC, Devansh Yadav, threw light on the detailed works undertaken by the JMC, SMC and other local bodies in different parts of J&K. He elaborated that the waste is segregated for its treatment and the solid waste is being taken to MRF facility where as the liquid one to compost units for making good soil or Bio-CNG plants for fuel making.
It was further explained that different components of the waste are treated differently with some producing Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) being used by cement factories. It was added that only the inert waste without any use is sent to landfill sites for its final disposal.
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