PULWAMA: Green Wuyun Civil Society today organized a one-day seminar today to sensitize people about ill effects of environmental pollution caused by the cement factories in Wuyan and Khrew areas of Pampore. District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Ghulam Mohammad Dar was Chief Guest on the occasion. Besides, doctors, civil society members, Auqaf members, and a large gathering of students of different schools were also present in the seminar.
Different speakers expressed their views to highlight the ill effects of the rising pollution levels caused by the growing cement factories, stone crushers in the area. Speaking on the occasion DDC Pulwama assured that all the necessary steps will be taken to stop any illegal activities going on in the area. He said that it is a collective responsibility of everyone to work for protection of environment and stressed on the participants to sensitize people about hazardous effects of pollution and assured the people to help them in every possible way.
The speakers said that entire Khrew is under a huge burden of industrial pollution and the activities undertaken by manufacturing of cement in querying of lime stone and the burning of fuel is dangerous. They said that cement manufacturing process is responsible for causing air and water pollution that results in great ecological imbalance. Later on Green Wuyun Civil Society submitted a list of demands to the chief guest which included effective steps to be taken to control pollution, restoring the forest land from encroachers, stoppage of illegal parking, alternative road for plying tippers & trucks. DDC promised them to address these issues on priority basis.