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| DH Bandipora being constructed on wetland | | WUCMA turns a white elephant | |  Early Times Report
Bandipora, Mar 29: With an aim of protecting and conserving world famous Wullar lake which is a declared Ramsar site of international recognition, Government created Wullar Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) several years back. It seems the officials of this Government organisation have turned to be parasites on the state exchequer as they are not at all performing their official duties. After allowing a garbage dump site to operate on the banks of Wullar lake , WUCMA has been a mute spectator to another environmental disaster as the new Government District hospital (DH) has been constructed on a wetland / paddy land (aabi awal) area which will pose a serious threat to the ecology and environment of the area.
Details available with Early Times reveal that inspite of having sufficient land in the outskirts of Bandipora town, Government preferred to construct new District Hospital building within the town thus further chocking the water-body which is part of Wullar wetland. " There was enough land available on Bandipora Madder road or Bandipora - Sopore road but authorities without even having the environmental impact assessment set up the new shabby building on a wetland which is not only an Aabi Awal land but is part of Wullar wetland area. On the other hand WUCMA has not even tried to stop this illegal construction that has been going on from last more than 2 years in the area.
As reported already Municipal Committee Bandipora is also using Wulla lake for dumping all the municipal solid waste that is collected from the town on daily basis. WUCMA has not even tried to stop such illegal garbage dumping on wullar banks at Nussu Zalwan village.
In addition to being identified as a Ramsar site, the Wetland has also been classified as a wetland in the National Wetland Atlas of India prepared by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is pertinent to mention that Supreme Court, categorically stated that the areas marked as wetlands in the said Atlas are to be protected as per Rule 4 of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.
Sources have told Early Times that municipal solid waste collected by MC Bandipora is being directly dumped on the periphery of the Wular Lake, near Nussu village.
"Adjoining wetlands have been recorded as a Nambal in the revenue records and dumping of municipal solid waste is in direct violation of the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and Solid Waste Management Rules,2016 . In addition to it illegal constructions in the adjoining areas is also causing serious threat to this wetland of international importance " said Mushtaq Ahmad a local social activist. |
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