LA Committee on Environment Visits Achan Waste Management Site
Reviews Scientific Waste Management Initiatives
Srinagar: In a significant move towards strengthening environmental governance and promoting sustainable municipal solid waste management, the Committee on Environment of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Friday visited the Achan Waste Management Site at Idgah, Srinagar, to review the functioning of the city’s primary waste processing facility.
The high-level delegation was led by the Chairman of the Committee on Environment, M.Y. Tarigami, and was accompanied by Mandeep Kaur, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD); Faz Lul Haseeb, IAS, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC); the Chairman, J&K Pollution Control Committee; Vice Chairman, J&K Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA); Chief Engineer, Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED); Joint Commissioners of SMC; and other senior officers.
During the visit, the Committee carried out a comprehensive inspection of the Achan Waste Management Site and reviewed the existing solid waste management framework, ongoing waste processing operations, legacy waste remediation measures, leachate treatment systems, environmental safeguards, and the overall operational efficiency of the facility. The Committee also assessed the initiatives being undertaken to strengthen scientific waste processing, improve environmental compliance, enhance sanitation standards, and ensure sustainable disposal practices in accordance with prescribed environmental norms.
Briefing the Committee, Commissioner SMC, highlighted the Corporation’s sustained efforts to modernize and strengthen municipal solid waste management across Srinagar. He informed the Committee about various initiatives aimed at improving door-to-door waste collection, enhancing segregation at source, expanding scientific processing and disposal capacities, upgrading waste management infrastructure, and ensuring environmentally sustainable sanitation services for the city.
The Commissioner further reiterated SMC’s commitment to adopting modern technologies, innovative waste processing solutions, and global best practices to transform the Achan Waste Management Site into a state-of-the-art, environmentally compliant, and sustainable waste management facility. He emphasized that the Corporation remains committed to safeguarding public health, protecting the environment, and maintaining high standards of urban cleanliness through efficient and scientific waste management systems.
The Committee appreciated the initiatives undertaken by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation and emphasized the need for sustained inter-departmental coordination, continuous monitoring, infrastructure augmentation, scientific management of legacy waste, and adoption of advanced waste processing technologies to further strengthen environmental protection and solid waste management across the city.
The visit reflects the Government’s and Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s shared commitment to advancing environmental conservation, promoting scientific municipal solid waste management, enhancing urban sanitation, and building a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Srinagar through collaborative and forward-looking environmental initiatives.
