DDC Rajouri Holds Meeting with district level task force for implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016*

Dumping yards for Nowshera and Kalakote MCs to be finalised shortly

Rajouri, April 26: District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad today convened a meeting in his office chamber with the proposed District level task force regarding implementation of solid waste management rules in the district and to iron out various issues regarding establishment of solid waste management plants at different places in the district.

The meeting was attended by ADC Rajouri,Sher Singh, ADC Kakakot,Ram Krishan, ADC Kotranka,Ved Parkash ADC Nowshera,Sukhdev singh Samyal, Assistant Commissioner Revenue,Mohd Ashraf, Deputy director planning Bilal Mir ,,DySP Headquarters Govind Rattanpresident MC Rajouri,EO Muncipility Rajouri, councillors and other concerned officers.

During the meeting the ADC kalakote informed the chair that there is an issue of land in the area for establishment of solid waste management plan at kalakote and the people have refused for the construction of plant. He further informed that there is 83 kanals of state land at Bdhok under muncipal limit where a biodegradable plant can be established
ADC Sunderbani informed that the land available for dumping of waste has already been filled and more land is required for solid waste management plant at sunderbani.
It is pertinent to mention here that as of now all the solid waste from Rajouri have been transported to sunderbani for dumping due to lack of dumping site in Rajouri,thus incurring a lot of funds on the transportation.

The DDC said that segregation of waste is very important. He directed the ADCs to tie up with horticulture and agriculture department to convert the biodegradable waste into manure through the process of vermi-composting which can then be used in the agricultural fields to increase the productivity, ultimately favoring organic farming.
DDC also directed the EO municipality and officers of the pollution control board to monitor the already existing dumping sites. EO was also directed to install dustbins at prominent places in the city and ensure that the dumping sites of so identified sites are in concurrence with the SWM rules 2016.

Similarly the education department was directed to aware students about the hazards created by the solid waste thrown outside unregulated.