Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, May 28: Ashok Kumar, former MLA from Ramban has expressed serious concerns over the perpetual deterioration of the slopes in sub-Himalayas along the National Highway-44 in Ramban and the debris and boulders being directly thrown in river Chenab further damaging the river ecosystem despite heavy penalties imposed for the same few months back.
He said the concerned departments are deliberately ignoring this and such impromptu and unconventional methods are being used in the construction of four- lane project on National Highway-44, which is a big shame for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The concerned companies are continue to destroy the mighty Chenab and Government is deliberately ignoring this everyday menace, he alleged.
In a statement issued here, Ashok said: “ In the process of construction of Four- lane Project on NH-44, the cumulative Impact of negligence, unsustainability and corruption have triggered man-made landslides, rapid soil erosion and severely damaged the already fragile mountain ecology. This is the only National Highway without trees. In addition, several people have lost their valuable lives and houses due to this menace without their own fault.”
Ashok further said that the dust of clouds has engulfed the entire region from Nashri to Ramban and hundreds of small towns and villages along are badly impacted.
Ashok has strongly urged upon the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Road and Transport to immediately take concrete measures in this regard as the Chenab river system is being badly damaged and it can be a great threat to the fishes surviving in the river. He also urged upon the Lieutenant Governor J&K to direct the concerned authorities to check the traffic for smooth movement of passengers, ambulances and Defence personnel.
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