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, Suhaila Ali, Paneled Lawyer, Tele Law Department of Justice, Govt. of India Friday flagged-off a cleanliness drive in and around Hokersar Wetland Conservation Reserve (WCR), here.
Safai-karamcharis of Municipal Committees of Srinagar and Budgam, Employees of Irrigation and Flood Control department, Range Officer, Lakes along with his field staff, Students of Higher Secondary School- Zainakoot / Hussani Higher Secondary Zainakoot, different N.G.Os, volunteers, Panchayat members, Forest Protection Force personnel 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 Zainakoot Iron Bridge of Srinagar District and Dem Bund Sozeith of Budgam District and was then accordingly disposed of, which involved mass efforts of 200 persons.
Speaking on the occasion, IfshanDewan, Wildlife Warden, Wetlands Division Kashmir, thanked the participants and appealed them to join hands with the department of Wildlife Protection for maintaining cleanliness 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 stake holding departments, civil society groups, N.G.O’s and Educational institutions.