SUHAIL RATHORE
A day after Kashmir Convener reported about Municipal Committee Hajin dumping garbage in the premises of a school, authorities on Tuesday started cleanliness drive in the area in the backdrop of the news report.
Deputy Director Housing and Urban Local Bodies along with Executive Officer Municipal Committee Hajin Ab Rashid Teeli visited whole area of Hajin and takes an immediate action and orders the employees to lift the Garbage within a days time.
Later on the Loader were brought from Ganderbal district and the whole area was cleaned and removed garbage from the school premises.
Also the defunct lighting system was replaced by a new lighting system. The Executive Office provide 65 new street lights to the whole area. People appreciated role of Kashmir Convener in highlighting the social issues.
Earlier Kashmir Convener reported that Residents of Hajin allege that piles of garbage are seen in the residential areas owing to which intolerable foul smell has made the life of the residents miserable and risking the lives of residents and commuters specially school children. They said with onset of summer, there is possibility of an epidemic as garbage will attract various diseases.