Srinagar Garbage Crisis: 11 Lakh Tonnes Of Waste Pollutes Paradise, SMC Assures Action

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An India Today ground report highlights the severe environmental crisis in Srinagar, Kashmir, caused by a massive untreated garbage mountain at the Achhan dumping site. Holding over 11 lakh metric tons of waste accumulated since 1986, the site creates an ecological disaster, polluting local lakes and causing a foul odor across a two-kilometer radius. Following public reactions to the report, local authorities and the Srinagar Municipal Corporation promised visible changes within a year to a year-and-a-half. Officials announced the upcoming inauguration of a construction and demolition waste project within two months, alongside the approval of an Integrated Solid Waste Management Program to process fresh waste under a 25-year public-private partnership.