Rural sanitation

Sir,
This refers to article “Empower Rural Sanitation Department in J&K” by Raja Muzaffer Bhat (DE 27.10.2018). Rural Sanitation Department has a great role to play in view of waste management becoming a threat to rural areas of the state. People are unaware about this department and nobody knows who is the officer incharge of Rural sanitation at district or block level. Swachh Bharat Mission can be successful only when waste management becomes a reality and that can happen provided some Govt organisations take care of this whole work. Rural Sanitation is the Govt organisation which has to be on the forefront now like the municipalities doing sanitation work in towns and cities across the country. Government must also appoint staff under SBM Grameen and it can be kept at the disposal of Directorate of Rural Sanitation. There needs to be better coordination between Rural Development Department, Rural Sanitation Department and Municipalities.
Sanjeev Kumar
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