BANDIPORA, April 17: The Zalwan dumping site has been finally closed on Wednesday in Bandipora where the solid waste was dumped since decades.
After concerns were raised by the public over the dumping site affecting Wullar as it was near the lake, district administration took up the task to relocate the dumping site. Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Reyaz Ahmad Beigh said the new site has been identified which is two kilometers away from the wullar lake.
He said a stream was flowing near the Zalwan dumping site that was flowing into wullar lake and hence was major threat to the eco-system of the lake. He said a Solid-Waste Management Plant will come up at the new site where the waste will be treated in scientific way for segregation and compost.
Beigh said the closure of dumping site is part of the Wullar conservation project and said that more steps are being taken to minimize the influx of pollutants into the lake to protect its eco-system. He said bread and butter of a large section of population living around the lake is depend on the lake and the government and people are equally duty bound to take contribute their bit in preservation of the lake.
ACR Bandipora on Wednesday visited the area and inspected the land filling at the site. He directed the concerned officials to hold a special plantation drive at Zalwan to avoid soil erosion at the site. He also visited the alternate space identified for the dumping site and urged the officials to expedite the paper work so that the space can be used at earliest. He was accompanied by Executive Officer Municipal Committee Bandipora Syed Naeem Rizvi, Tehsilar Bandipora Rouf Iqbal and other senior officials of the district.
Beigh said the Zalwan Dumping site was being used since 1964 and since then the quantity of solid waste increased that started affecting the Wullar Lake. He said the site has been land filled now and soon plantation will be done on the site.
Meanwhile the locals appreciated the District administration for closing the Zalwan Dumping site and thanked Deputy Commissioner Shahbaz Mirza for identifying the separate location for dumping.
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