Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: A team from the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) visited various parts of Srinagar today to assess traffic bottlenecks, Smart City project works, and issues related to solid waste management and water bodies in the city.
The GCC team, which included retired officers Mohammad Shafi Pandit, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Naseem Lankar, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Mohammad Rafi, retired Principal District and Sessions Judge Khaliq uz Zaman Bhat, former Vice-Chancellor of IUST Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Siddiqi, and senior citizen Krishan Lal, visited several key locations including Karan Nagar, Safakadal, Cement Bridge, Dr. Ali Jan Road, the Achhan municipal waste dumping site, the link road between SKIMS Chowk and 90 Ft. Road, Nalbal Bridge, Bagh Ali Mardan Khan, Lal Bazar, Hazratbal, the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Hazratbal, Nigeen, Saida Kadal, Rainawari, Khanyar Chowk, Baba Demb (Brari Nambal), Nowpora Bridge, and the Nowpora-Khyber Hospital Chowk.
The team identified several traffic bottlenecks at these locations and planned to make recommendations to the Union Territory (UT) Government to address these issues. During their visit to the Achhan dumping site, they discussed various options for the treatment and disposal of solid waste, including the potential for a waste-to-energy project. They resolved to bring these matters to the attention of the SMC Commissioner, the Commissioner-Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, and other relevant authorities.
Additionally, the GCC team discussed the operation of existing Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) and the need to connect houseboats to the STP at Hazratbal, as proposed earlier. They also decided to recommend the full restoration and revival of Babademb (Brarinambal) Lake as a scenic water body and popular tourist attraction in the heart of the city.
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