Srinagar ke Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) ne Achan landfill se uthne wali lagataar badbu ko lekar Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) ko kai baar likhit roop mein apni chinta jatayi hai. RTI ke zariye saamne aaye dastavezon se pata chala hai ki institute ne landfill ke asar ko lekar baar-baar SMC se turant kadam uthane ki maang ki.
SKIMS ka kehna hai ki Achan dumping site se aane wali tez badbu aur dhuen ki wajah se gambhir roop se beemar mareezon, unke attendants aur hospital staff ki sehat par bura asar pad raha hai. Institute ne is mudde ko sirf civic inconvenience nahi, balki public health emergency bataya hai.
2 June 2026 ko Medical Superintendent Prof. Farooq Ahmad Jan ne SMC ko bheje gaye patr mein kaha ki pehle bhi kai baar is samasya ki taraf dhyan dilaya gaya tha, lekin khaaskar garmiyon ke dauran badbu ki samasya jari hai. Unhone likha ki isse mareezon aur aas-paas rehne wale staff ko kaafi pareshani ho rahi hai aur sehat ko bhi khatra paida ho raha hai.
Isse pehle 6 May 2025 ko bhi SKIMS ne SMC ko isi mudde par patr bheja tha. Institute ne bataya tha ki patient attendants ki taraf se badbu ko lekar kai shikayatein mili hain aur landfill se uthne wale dhuen aur badbu terminally ill patients ke liye bhi khatarnak sabit ho sakte hain.
Haal hi mein Jammu aur Kashmir Assembly ki Environment Committee ne Achan landfill ka daura karne ke baad aas-paas ke ilaqon mein rehne wale logon ki sehat par padne wale asar ka comprehensive health impact assessment karane ka nirdesh diya hai.
Achan landfill kai saalon se Kashmir ki sabse badi environmental challenges mein se ek bana hua hai. Aas-paas ke log lagataar badbu, aag lagne se uthne wale dhuen, leachate aur badhte kachre ki shikayat karte rahe hain.
J&K Sarkar ne Achan landfill ke liye lagbhag ₹361 crore ki lagat se Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Project ko manzoori di hai. Is project ke tahat rozana kareeb 800 tonne municipal solid waste ko scientific tareeke se process aur dispose karne ki vyavastha ki jayegi.
Iske saath hi 11.5 lakh metric tonne legacy waste ki biomining aur bioremediation ka kaam bhi chal raha hai, jise lagbhag do saal mein poora karne ka lakshya rakha gaya hai. Stakeholders ka maanna hai ki project ki safalta aur transparency ke liye ek independent civil society committee bhi banai jaani chahiye.(Agencies)
