District Legal Services Udhampur today organized a camp to aware the students and general masses about the need and importance of Solid Waste Management (inception to final disposal) and about cleanliness and the hazardous affects of use of Polythene/Plastics to our environment, here at Government Higher Secondary school Chenani.The Chairman State Legal Services Authority J&K (SLSA), Justice Rajesh Bindal was chief guest on the occasion while Member Secretary State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) J&K Mohamed Akram Choudhary was guest of honor.The Camp was organized under the overall supervision of Chairman DLSA M.L Manhas and Secretary DLSA Sandeep Kour . Beside others Chairman Tehsil Legal Services Committee Chenani Amandeep Kour , District Mobile Magistrate Ajay Kumar ,SDM Chenani Abdul Sattar ,Tehsildar Chenaani Ajay kumar Saraf , Principal Higher Secondary School Chenani , President and Vice President Municipality and councilors Sarpanches and Panches were present on the occasion .In his address, Justice Rajesh Bindal apprised students on the ways to keep their native places safe such as by discarding the use of Polythene and Plastics in the day to day life. He motivated them not to pollute water bodies. He explained in detail about the importance of Solid Waste Management, Water Harvesting, Cleanliness and ill effects of the use of Plastic/Polythene to our environment. He advocated for proper storage of waste management practices.
He added that the main objective of today’s programme is to educate students and general masses about the need and importance of keeping our surroundings neat and clean beside adopting various methods for implementing solid waste management by laws and rules and no use of Plastic /polythene in their day to day life for healthy environment .He added that SLSA along with DLSAs and TLSAs has launched a massive awareness campaign on solid waste management across the state. He added that Para Legal Volunteers are making all efforts by organizing camps on the topic in the schools, colleges and Panchayat Ghars. He said thrust is on to educate the people and the students to understand and acknowledge the problem and take necessary steps for minimizing generation of Solid Waste. Meanwhile, Justice Bindal also released pamphlets on Child Rights, Women Rights, and Senior citizens and on free legal aid to aware people about their rights given by constitution. He also interacted with students and reply to their queries on solid waste management .Students also presented colourful cultural and skit on the occasion.Speaking on the occasion Secretary, State Legal services Authority Akram Choudhary also stressed upon the students to keep the environment safe by maintaining the quality of soil, water and air.Secretary, DLSA Sandeep Kour said that Udhampur DLSA has launched a month long campaign to aware people about the hazardous affects of use of Polythene/Plastics to our environment. She urged the Students, people and traders to avoid usage of polythene carry-bags besides inspiring others also in this regard.The awareness camp receive applauded cheers from students and general masses here who thanked DLSA for organizing such awareness camp in the area.