JAMMU: Expressing concern over improper collection and disposal of household waste, Environmentalist Puneet Jamwal on Saturday expressed the need for a systematic process to ensure 100% collection and disposal of household waste. He said that solid waste management eat up a big chunk of corporation's revenue but it has so far failed to properly collect waste and dispose it of.
The agency, which has been assigned waste collection, has failed to properly discharge its duty, he said. Jamwal said that there are many area in JMC's jurisdiction is ward where waste not collected from houses regularly. He said that it is necessary to collect waste at a prescribed time every day. Dry waste has to be collected at least twice every week, he said. He further siad that dry waste is not being processed properly and this is getting mixed with wet waste and landing at landfill site.
“If dry waste is properly transported and processed, then the corporation will succeed in treating the entire waste that is generated,” he said. Puneet Jamwal also request the JMC authorities to educate people to process their wet waste at their houses by offering rebates in taxes.