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Baramulla youth turn cleaners as Kashmir chokes on waste
Over 50 young volunteers from the Youth Welfare Committee (YWC) of Nowpora village in Baramulla district have begun clearing garbage from drains, public pathways and vacant plots that had become informal dumps.…
The Story in Brief
Over 50 young volunteers from the Youth Welfare Committee (YWC) of Nowpora village in Baramulla district have begun clearing garbage from drains, public pathways and vacant plots that had become informal dumps. They segregated the waste and handed it to municipal workers for disposal. The initiative is a response to Kashmir's mounting solid-waste crisis: urban areas generate over 1,500 metric tonnes of waste daily, and tourist spots like Gulmarg and Pahalgam struggle with trash during peak season.
Senior YWC functionary Imtiyaz Khanday said the group refuses to keep blaming authorities while residents litter their own surroundings. Local shopkeeper Ghulam Nabi urged other localities to follow the lead. The committee plans to hold weekly Sunday drives and run awareness campaigns in schools to make waste management a daily habit.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame game, public points at the municipality, the municipality blames the public, will not clear a single clogged drain. Greater Kashmir's report on the Youth Welfare Committee of Nowpora is refreshing because it bypasses that dead end. But 50 volunteers in one village cannot fix a system that struggles with 1,500 tonnes of daily urban waste. The real test is whether this Sunday-drive habit spreads to other localities and, more importantly, forces the administration to match the people's effort with better collection and segregation infrastructure. Will Srinagar's plastic-choked drains see a similar volunteer wave?
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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