SRINAGAR, July 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly's Committee on Environment on Friday inspected the Achan Waste Management Site and adjoining wetlands, reviewed the Rs.361-crore Achan legacy waste remediation project and called for immediate action against illegal encroachments and dumping in wetlands.

The committee, led by Chairman M.Y. Tarigami, visited the Achan Waste Management Site at Eidgah and conducted on-site inspections of Anchar, Hokersar and Khushal Sar lakes and their associated wetlands.

The delegation included legislators Mubarik Gul, Javaid Riyaz (Bedar), Dr. Sajjad Shafi, Dalip Singh, Salman Sagar and Showkat Hussain Ganie, along with Commissioner Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department Mandeep K...