Legislative Assembly's Environment Committee to inspect Jammu's waste management, sewage treatment and river pollution on November 16

• Committee headed by Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami to assess ground realities at dumping sites, sewage treatment plants and water bodies; concerned departments directed to ensure arrangements for on-the-spot inspection

JAMMU: The Committee on Environment of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will conduct an on-the-spot inspection of various locations in Jammu city and its adjoining rural areas on November 16, 2026, to assess the ground situation concerning solid waste management, sewage treatment facilities and pollution in rivers and other water bodies.

According to a bulletin issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the inspection will focus on the condition of solid waste dumping sites, functioning of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), pollution in River Tawi, the sewage system in the old localities of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex and the condition of other water bodies.

The inspection assumes significance in view of the need to assess the effectiveness of existing waste management and sewage disposal arrangements, besides examining the pollution-related challenges affecting Jammu city and its adjoining areas.

The Committee, headed by its Chairman, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, will assemble at the Meeting Hall of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jammu, at 11:00 AM before proceeding to the designated locations for the on-site assessment.

The following members of the Committee have been requested to participate in the inspection:

1. Prof. Gharu Ram
2. Sajjad Gani Lone
3. Baldev Raj Sharma
4. Daleep Singh
5. Mohd. Hussain Ganie
6. Javaid Ahmad Mirchal
7. Dr. Sajjad Shafi
8. Salman Sagar
9. Javaid Riyaz (Bedar)
10. Dr. Rameshwar Singh
11. Devyani Rana

To facilitate the inspection, the Commissioner Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department; Commissioner Secretary to Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj; Chairman, Pollution Control Committee, J&K; and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, have been requested to accompany the visiting Committee.

The Housing and Urban Development Department has also been asked to make all necessary arrangements, including transportation, and ensure that the concerned officers remain present during the on-the-spot inspection.

The Secretariat has further directed the Director Information, J&K Government, Jammu, to depute an Information Officer and camera person for appropriate coverage of the inspection.

Necessary security arrangements have also been sought from the concerned police authorities to ensure the smooth conduct of the Committee's visit.

The bulletin was issued by Shabir Ahmad Wani, Under Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat, vide No. LA-6664-77/R&R/2026, dated November 9, 2026.

The inspection is expected to provide the Environment Committee an opportunity to directly assess the ground realities concerning waste disposal, sewage infrastructure and pollution in Jammu city, besides bringing the functioning of the concerned departments under legislative scrutiny.

(Source: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat Bulletin dated November 9, 2026.)