Two brick kilns sealed in Budgam
Kilns were operating within the 9 kilometers radius of Srinagar Airport
Budgam: Authorities Monday sealed two brick kilns in Central Kashmir’s Khansahab area for operating within the radius of nine kilometers of Srinagar Airport.
Sources said that a team led by Naib Tehsildar Khansahab sealed two brick kilns at Parnewa village of Khansahab Budgam.
As per norms no brick kiln can operate within a radius of 10 kilometers of any Airport, however, these brick kiln owners in question had violated these guidelines and set up the brick kiln within the radius of nine kilometers of Srinagar Airport.
On the directions of Naib Tehsildar, these brick kilns were sealed while a notice to the owners Tariq Ahmed Nath and Abdul Hamid Nath, both residents of Srinagar.
Earlier, a brick kiln at Madbal village of Chadoora was sealed for operating within the radius of eight kilometers of Srinagar Airport.
Pertinently, people in dozens of villages are up in arms against brick kiln owners for polluting the atmosphere. Budgam village has the largest number of brick kilns in Kashmir Valley. (KNT)
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