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Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the proposed solid waste and sewage treatment project at Gupt Ganga\u2013Foreshore Road, Nishat, is facing strong opposition from residents, with Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, terming it an ecological blunder that threatens Dal Lake\u2019s survival and public health.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam in a media interview in Srinagar said converting the Gupt Ganga wetland, an important ecological buffer for Dal Lake, into a waste processing and sewage site would have grave and irreversible environmental, health and social consequences.<\/p>\n
“The project is ecologically disastrous and socially unacceptable,” he said. Destroying this natural wetland for a large-scale waste facility not only undermines decades of conservation efforts but also violates the very principles of environmental protection the administration claims to uphold, he added.<\/p>\n
Mufti Nasir revealed that a delegation of locals from Gupt Ganga and nearby areas met him recently, expressing anger and distress over the proposed site. \u201cThe people told me clearly that if the project is not stopped immediately, they will be forced to launch peaceful but massive protests. Their concerns are genuine and must not be ignored,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He warned that the project would lead to persistent odour, rodent infestation, groundwater contamination and property devaluation, making the entire neighbourhood unlivable.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the residents of Gupt Ganga\u2013Foreshore Road Nishat and adjoining areas have submitted a detailed memorandum, urging the Chief Minister and Lieutenant Governor to immediately halt the plan and order a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) before any construction begins.<\/p>\n
They said the proposed 30\u201345 MLD STP and waste-cum-fertilizer unit falls in an ecologically fragile area categorised as \u201cGardens and Parks Zone\u201d under the 2035 Srinagar Master Plan and is just 370 metres from the fringe of Dal Lake.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the proposed solid waste and sewage treatment project at Gupt Ganga\u2013Foreshore Road, Nishat, is facing strong opposition from residents, with Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, terming it an ecological blunder that threatens Dal Lake\u2019s survival and public health. According to Kashmir Media Service, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam in a media …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":187429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-187428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t