Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 12: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is set to launch a special city-wide campaign to transform Jammu into a clean, green and environmentally sustainable city.
In this connection, Commissioner Dr Devansh Yadav chaired a comprehensive meeting with senior officers and officials of the Corporation to discuss strategies for strengthening sanitation measures, expanding greenery and ensuring maximum public participation in the initiative.
During the meeting, Dr Yadav said that cleaning and restoration works are presently underway at more than 20 ponds and water bodies across Jammu city and the exercise will continue in the coming weeks.
To ensure long-term maintenance and protection of these water bodies, he said local committees comprising residents living near the ponds would be constituted. These committees would adopt the ponds and actively participate in their upkeep and cleanliness.
Highlighting the Corporation’s commitment towards environmental conservation ahead of the forthcoming monsoon season, Dr Yadav informed that over 40,000 trees and saplings would be planted across different parts of Jammu city under the Clean Jammu, Green Jammu initiative.
To encourage greater public involvement, JMC has also introduced a volunteer participation mechanism through which citizens can register themselves for plantation drives and adopt a tree through swachh.jk.gov.in/clean-jammu-cert. Each adopted tree would be linked to the concerned citizen through a dedicated QR code, ensuring accountability and fostering a sense of ownership towards environmental protection.
The Commissioner further stated that flowering plants and ornamental saplings would also be planted in vacant spaces across the city to enhance aesthetic appeal and green cover of Jammu.
Meanwhile, the Housing and Urban Development Department has introduced amendments to the Building Bye-laws, enabling citizens to self-certify and directly upload building maps online, thereby simplifying the approval process.
Appealing for active participation, Dr Devansh Yadav urged residents, social organizations, volunteers and youth groups to join hands with JMC in making Jammu a truly clean and green city.
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