Adequate funds earmarked for solid waste management in Basholi town: Lal Singh

          JAMMU, DECEMBER 20- Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh today said that Government has earmarked Rs 1 crore for proper disposal of Solid and Liquid Waste in Basohli Town.

The Minister was speaking at a meeting of officers, here today at Civil Secretariat.

Chairman State Pollution Control Board, B Siddhartha, Director Social Forestry Ashwani Gupta, Managing Director State Forest Corporation, Suresh Gupta, Additional Deputy Commissioner Basholi Sanjay Gupta, Additional Secretary to Tourism Gulzar Ahmed Shabnam, Chief Executive Officer Sarthal-Bani Development Authority Sudershan Kumar, Expert Solid and Liquid Waste Management Zaffar Iqbal besides other senior officers of Forests and Tourism departments attended the meeting.

Choudhary Lal Singh said that under the project, Government has   sanctioned two dustbins for each household for segregated collection of bio and solid waste. He said two auto rickshaws with trolley have been put in service for door to door waste lifting and dumping at the identified place. 

The Minister asked the concerned department to educate the people of all 13-wards of Basholi town about proper disposal of Solid and Liquid Waste by holding awareness camps. He directed the officers to immediately complete tender and other codal formalities for early start of the project in the town.

Choudhary Lal Singh asked the Experts of Solid and Liquid Waste Management to take immediate action to ensure proper sanitation and collection of garbage from narrow streets of the town.

Later, the Minister also chaired a meeting of the officers of Tourism department and reviewed the issues related to the identification of the area to be brought under newly created Basholi-Bani Development Authority.

     Choudhary Lal Singh instructed for inclusion of all areas of tourism potential of the Basholi and Bani towns. He directed the Tourism Department to fill the vacancies in the Basholi-Bani Development authority for making it fully functional. He stressed on fast tracking the execution of tourism infrastructure in the jurisdiction of the development authority.