Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 20: Chander Mohan Sharma, senior BJP leader and incharge, Namami-Gange campaign demanded strict ban on dumping garbage on banks and in the basin of river Tawi and also action against violators of Green Laws who are responsible in converting river into dumping site for garbage etc.
Sharma, who visited Water Pumping Station site at Khak Chowk, Dhonthly at Tawi and found big deposits and heaps of waste building materials dug from construction site of multilayered parking being constructed at Panjtirthi by JMC.
Sharma, who along with team of Tawi Andolan took the stock of the situation said that there is a deep conspiracy to grab land measuring more than 20 kanal by so-called contractors of multilayer parking , local police and forest employees. They have also constructed big steel shed on the spot.
Ramesh Gupta local resident and BJP leader from Jammu city has expressed his anguish that the situation is alarming for the health of the river and threat of floods looms large.
Balwinder Singh Bhatia, vice president of Tawi Andolan called for immediate action as these huge deposits of garbage may give rise to the outbreak of epidemic due to pollution of water being supplied to the city from the pumping station located at the same spot.
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