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Written by: Press Trust of Kashmir

Category: ENVIRONMENT

Published: 14 June 2019

SRINAGAR: Residents of old city in Srinagar allege that the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has limited segregation of waste to posh areas and civil lines. They said that the corpora­tion has left out most of the areas in the old city. “Solid waste is not just dumped at the land fill­ing site, but one can find it every­where. The government needs to address the solid waste issue, otherwise it will start stinking and no tourist will visit here,” said a resident of Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad.

Ironically Srinagar was re­cently ranked among the dirtiest cities in India. Residents said that the heaps of waste lying at the site have become a dan­ger when water dissolves toxic waste materials and contami­nates it. They said that the waste needs to be scientifically treated.  “It is an irony that SMC has always maintained clean­ness and hygiene in posh areas and has neglected the core city where waste that should have been scientifically disposed of on priority basics,” said Farooq Ah­mad, resident of Rajbagh.

They said that the heaps of gar­bage cause diseases, and have be­come breeding grounds for dogs. Residents said that the segre­gation is carried out in few areas of Srinagar. “The purpose (of seg­regation) will not be achieved as areas like downtowns are crowd­ed and garbage is produced in large quantities. The plan should have been initiated in downtown first,” said Fayaz Ahmad, a resident of Jawahar Nagar.