DDC Kupwara inaugurates SLWM shed at Panchayat Halqa Herri

District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Doifode Sagar Dattatray today inaugurated Solid Liquid Waste Management shed  (SLWM) at panchayat halqa Herri in presence of Assistant commissioner, Panchayats, Kupwara ; BDO  Herri Qadirabad and concerned Sarpanch . The project costs Rs.8 lakh will cater to 261 households of Panchayat halqa.

           The DDC on the ocasion said that kupwara district has a vast tourism potential for local as well as international tourists, adding that there is correlation between cleanliness of area and Tourist attraction. He emphasized that  it is  our prime responsibility  to keep the district clean and plastic free .  Meanwhile underscoring  the importance of day as is being  celebrated as  birth anniversary of Father of Nation M.K.Gandhi & national stalwart Lal Bahadur Shastri, the DDC highlighted the principles & teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, on this that Swach Bharat mission  was launched in the country .  He assured that under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Grameen 2nd phase  solid and liquid waste management systems will be placed in all Panchayat halqas .

          While addressing the general public regarding solid waste management , the DDC  said that waste generation can be turned into wealth if processing of waste is done viz Segregation of waste at generation point.

        To kickstart the process on ground ,dustbins for wet & dry waste were provided to  household heads on spot .Also People were made aware of scope of  revenue generation and employment of youth under the initiative.As a part of the unit Recycle heroes were identified and  necessary tool kits ,uniform and tricycle were distributed among them by  the DDC Kupwara for  door to door collection of waste and transportation to processing point.