Commissioner JMC kick starts garbage collection at Transport Nagar

JAMMU,: Commissioner JMC Dr. Devansh Yadav today kick-started the garbage collection at Transport Nagar, Jammu in collaboration with JDA. It was realized that no mechanism of garbage collection at Transport Nagar was in place consequent of which large dumps of garbage were lying alongside the road and in the vacant plots. The adjoining nallas/drains were also filled with waste which in the monsoon season flows down in the nallas/ drains leading to over flooding. The annual Swachha Survekshan 2024 is about to start any time from now, large dump of garbage lying in Transport Nagar causing seepage in the surrounding areas reflect the poor image of sanitation in the city.

Keeping in view the gravity of this issue coordination meetings with VC Jammu Development Authority (JDA) were conducted. Joint Commissioner Health and Sanitation was directed to work out the quantum of waste lying at the site in the first instance through the Chief Transport Officer of the JMC. After working out the quantum of the waste modalities were defined with Jammu Development Authority for its collection and transportation. Commissioner directed the Health and Transport Section of JMC to accomplish the task of collecting and transporting garbage to the Kot Bhalwal dumping site in a time bound manner.

The In charge of the two material Recovery Facilities (MRF), viz IPCA – Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) – Bhagawati Nagar, and Regional and Urban Development Agency (RUDA) – Bhandurakh shall be informed to assess and collect the recyclable material from the garbage at the earliest. The Health and Sanitation wing of JMC was directed to collect the user charges at the notified rate of JMC from the shopkeepers of this area immediately.

Joint Commissioner JMC (Health & Sanitation) Abdul Satar, Health Officer JMC Dr. Vinod Sharma, CTO JMC S. Dharamveer Singh, Dr. Divya Sharma VAS JMC along with the vice president of the transport union and other members accompanied the commissioner. During this visit, the shopkeepers and transport union of the Transport Nagar wholeheartedly welcomed the decision taken by JMC Commissioner and assured him to render full support in accomplishing this task in a time bound manner and collection of the monthly user charges.