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| JK Govt polluting water bodies with absolute impunity | | AMRUT guidelines violated, clearances from Pollution board not sought | |
Jammu: Startling revelation that how the government authorities are caring least about the preservation of water bodies, making the untreated wastes to flow directly into the water bodies in spite of the plethora of funds available for sewerage treatment.
Documents in possession of Early Times reveal that Atal Mission For Rejuvenation And Urban Transformation (AMRUT) guidelines stipulated that no project should be taken up for execution unless land is available and no project work order should be issued unless clearances from all concerned Departments have been received. As per the survey carried out by the Sewerage and Drainage Division-I, Srinagar, effluent from septic tanks in Zone-I- Dal Gate, Lal Chowk, Rajbagh, Sarai Bala and Zone-II - Mehjoor Nagar, Natipora, Chanapora, Baghat Barzulla of Srinagar city was discharged directly into nearby Nallahs or open field and undigested sewage- Untreated waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers was flowing directly into streams, thereby polluting water bodies and creating an unhygienic environment.
The Septage Management Scheme for effective sewage treatment for these Zones was approved in May 2016 by SHPSC under AMRUT at an estimated cost of Rs 18.75 crore. The components of the project included construction of two Septage Treatment Plants (STPs) at a cost of Rs 11.26 crore and procurement of 54 Sucker Jetting machines at a cost of Rs 7.49 crore. This is required for collection and transportation of septic waste of households to the STP.Construction of two Septage Treatment Plants at Alluchi Bagh (for Zone I) and Achan (for Zone II) had been completed and commissioned (September 2020) at a cost of Rs 7.67 crore (allotted cost of Rs 8.59 crore).
Documents reveal that statutory clearances- Pollution Control Board, Irrigation and Flood Control Department and Roads and Bridges Department for construction of STPs were not obtained (September 2020) and outlet of STP at Alluchi Bagh was flowing into the flood channel even as the clearances from respective Departments were pending (September 2020).
Details inform that NoC of one project (Achan) had been obtained and of other project (Allochi Bagh), NoC was under process. The Commissioner, SMC and Director, Urban Local Bodies, Srinagar, as per the reports, initiated the process for procurement of 54 suction-cum-jetting machines (estimated cost: Rs 7.49 crore) in December 2016 but could not finalise the tenders for the same till March 2019.
Supply orders were subsequently placed (between May 2019 and July 2019) on recommendations (April 2019) of the committee constituted (April 2019) for procurement of 15 machines through GeM Portal, out of which 12 machines were received.
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