Cleanliness drive in & around Hokersar WCR continues with added momentum

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, Prof.Altaf Ahmad from Department of Environmental sciences, Govt. Degree College Beerwa 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 Govt. Degree College, Beerwah /Holy Mission School, Narbal/ Boys Higher Secondary School Narbal, different N.G.Os, volunteers, Panchayat members, Forest Protection Force personnel of K-01/K-03 and representatives of different stakeholding departments participated.
During the drive solid waste of about 2 to 3 trucks of load were collected from Sharifabad of Srinagar District and Soibugh to Daharmuna of Budgam and was then accordingly disposed of, which involved mass efforts of 200 persons.
Speaking on the occasion, Range Officer, Lakes Range encouraged the participants for future cleanliness drives to be conducted by the department.
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.