‘Evolve an effective mechanism to monitor, minimize hazardous effects of pollution’
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 11: A meeting of the Committee on Environment of
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held here today under the
Chairmanship of MLA, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami to discuss the environmental
issues.
The meeting was attended by the concerned officers from departments of
Pollution Control Board, Transport, Traffic, and FCS&CA.
The Committee discussed the present status of measures taken by the
concerned department to diffuse the high traffic density in the State
especially in capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar to decrease the automobile
exhaust emission.
The meeting was informed that the automobile exhaust emission is one of
the major threats to the environment and needs to be dealt at an earliest.
Legislators, Neelam Kumar Langeh, Devinder Kumar Manyal, Bashir Ahmad
Dar, Mohammad Abass Wani, Abdul Rahim Rather and Anjum Fazili attended the
meeting and gave their valuable suggestions for safeguarding the pollution free
environment in the State, besides stressing for water transports system.
The Committee directed the concerned authorities to promote quality
public transport so that people will prefer it over their personal, adding it
will greatly help in reducing pollution concern.
The Chairman directed the concerned traffic and transport authorities to
submit the detailed report of Samba matador accident and submit the same to the
Assembly Secretariat at an earliest. The Committee asked the concerned
authorities to conduct a survey to identify the number of total vehicles plying
on the State roads and also asked for their upgradation as per the requirement.
The Committee opined that there is a need to evolve an effective
mechanism to monitor and minimize the hazardous effects of Traffic congestions,
besides having a proper monitoring of Kerosene oil supply.
The Committee stressed for proper implementation of directions and
suggestions given by the members of the Committee.
Commissioner Secretary Transport, Hemant Kumar Sharma briefed the
Committee about the steps being taken to deal with the present traffic
situation particularly in capital cities. It was revealed that the Government
has constituted a committee of 10 members under the Chairmanship of the then
Chief Secretary for implementing of comprehensive mobility plans for the twin
cities of Jammu and Srinagar.
Mr. Sharma said that the State Government has engaged RITES to suggest
measures for planning better traffic and transportation facilities in the
cities of Jammu and Srinagar, taking into consideration the growth of existing
vehicle population, travel pattern, existing infrastructure and road space
available.
Chairman Pollution Control Board, B Siddharatha Kumar, Commissioner
Secretary, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Shafiq Ahmed Raina also
briefed the Committee about the precautionary measures taken to curb the
environment degradation caused due to noise, air pollutions and other various
reasons.
The Chairman directed the concerned authorities to work in unison and
gear up their respective field functionaries to ensure pollution free
environment in the State.
Secretary Legislative Assembly M R Singh, Transport Commissioner Saugat
Biswas, Controller LMD Vipra Bhal, Managing Director SRTC Mir Afroz, Director
Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Om Prakash Sharma and other senior
officers of concerned department were present in the meeting.
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