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| Untreated waste flows into Doodh Ganga; SPCB mute spectator | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 5: Inspite of the fact that Jammu & Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has been empowered enough under Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2016, it remains a mute spectator as tons of garbage and liquid waste continues to be dumped in Doodh Ganga by Municipal Committee Chadoora and other local residents from Chadoora to Barzulla area in Srinagar.
Details available with Early Times reveal that hundreds of quintals of untreated solid and liquid waste continues to be dumped into Doodh Ganga. Sources say that more than 300 lavatories and household sewerage from hundreds of houses and business units enters into the waters of Doodh Ganga from filtration plant Kralpora to Branwar village in Budgam which is spread at a stretch of 23 kms. The Department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) is supplying same water to almost 6 lakh population in Srinagar which is leading to several health disorders and on the other hand SPCB remains a mute spectator to all this .
The situation is alarming as chlorination or sedimentation process is not making water safe for drinking purpose. With an objective of supplying so called safe drinking water to Srinagar uptown J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) is laying water pipeline from higher reaches of Doodh Ganga at village Nowhaar in Chadoora to Kralpora water treatment plant. Now water from Doodh Ganga will be lifted at Nowhaar which is 18 kms up Kralpora. PHE officials say that soon 12 Million Gallons of fresh water will be lifted at Nowhaar every day and out of it 10 MG / day will be supplied to Kralpora plant. Sources say that Nowhaar is not the last village located on the banks of Doodh Ganga. There are more than half a dozen habitations like Bonyaar, Pethyaar, Surasyaar, Check Surasyaar, Brenwar etc where from water comes down to newly established mega water supply scheme at Nowhaar.
"Government in order to ensure supply of safe drinking water to Srinagar , Chadoora and adjoining areas must declare these villages Open Defecation Free (ODF) and small Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) must be established in all these villages / habitations so that not even 5 % of the liquid waste enters into Doodh Ganga. Scientific solid and liquid waste management programme must be put in place in Chadoora town and adjoining villages as well. Research on side effects of excessive use of Chlorine during water purification must be conducted. No more water be lifted from Doodh Ganga at Kralpora after commissioning of Nowhaar water supply scheme, but regrettable, SPCB which must take concrete action in this regard has turned dumb. |
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