Srinagar : As part of ongoing ‘Save Hokersar-Save Srinagar’ campaign being held under the banner ‘TAWAZUN’ and launched by the Department of Wildlife Protection J&K Government, Wetlands Division Kashmir, the Joint Director, School Education department, Shams-udin Bhat Wednesday flagged-off a cleanliness drive in and around Hokersar Wetland Conservation Reserve (WCR), here to maintain the ecological characteristics of the world famous wetland (RAMSAR Site).
Safai-karamcharis of Municipal Committees of Srinagar, Budgam and Narbal, Staff of Block Development Officer- Narbal, SarpanchNarbal B, Range Officer, Lakes along with his field staff, Students of Nawakadal Degree College/Boys Higher Secondary School-Bemina/Boys Higher Secondary School-Batamaloo /Salsabeel Educational Institute, Qammarwari, different N.G.O’s, volunteers, Forest Protection Force personals of K-01/K-03 and representatives of different stake holding departments participated.
During the drive solid waste of about 4 to 5 trucks of load were collected from collected from Sozeith Nursery/ Churpora Nursery/ Dharmuna Bund/ Sozeith Bund/ AhengerMohallaGhat and was then accordingly disposed of, which involved mass efforts of 250 persons.
Speaking on the occasion, SuhailYousufQazi, Nodal Officer of the event thanked the participants and highlighted the role of stakeholders in protection and conservation of the “Hokersar Wetland Conservation Reserve”.
It is worth mentioning here that this initiative is a joint collaboration of Department of Wildlife Protection J&K Government, Wetlands Division Kashmir with stakeholding departments, civil society groups, N.G.O’s and Educational institutions.