The Jammu Municipal Corporation is set to launch a special city-wide campaign aimed at transforming Jammu into a clean, green and environmentally sustainable city. In this regard, the Commissioner JMC Dr. Devansh Yadav convened a comprehensive meeting with senior officers and officials of the Corporation to deliberate on strategies for strengthening sanitation measures, enhancing greenery and ensuring maximum public participation in the initiative.
The Commissioner revealed that under this special campaign cleaning and restoration works are underway at more than 20 ponds /water bodies across Jammu city.”These will continue in the coming weeks. To ensure the long-term maintenance and protection of these water bodies, local committees comprising residents living near the ponds will be constituted.
These Committees will “adopt” the ponds and actively participate in their upkeep and cleanliness. Moreover JMC appeals to the citizens to voluntarily participate in the water body conservation around the city by filling a form through an online link,” he said.
Highlighting the Corporation’s commitment towards environmental conservation ahead of the forthcoming monsoon season, Dr. Yadav informed that over forty thousand trees and saplings will be planted across different parts of Jammu city under the “Clean Jammu, Green Jammu” initiative.
In order to encourage greater public involvement, the JMC has also introduced a volunteer participation mechanism through which citizens can register themselves for plantation drives and adopt a tree through swachh.jk.gov.in/clean-jammu-cert. Each adopted tree will be linked to the concerned citizen through a dedicated QR code, ensuring accountability and fostering a sense of ownership towards environmental protection.
The Commissioner further stated that flowering plants and ornamental saplings will also be planted in vacant spaces throughout the city to enhance the aesthetic appeal and green cover of Jammu. Meanwhile, the Housing and Urban Development Department has introduced significant amendments to the Building Bye-laws, enabling citizens to self-certify and directly upload building maps online, thereby simplifying the approval process.
Additionally, the installation of rainwater harvesting systems has now been made mandatory for all new building permissions. This step is expected to help recharge the groundwater table during the monsoon season and prevent the depletion of vital water sources such as tube wells and open wells.
Appealing to the citizens of Jammu for active participation, Commissioner Dr. Devansh Yadav urged residents, social organizations, volunteers and youth groups to join hands with the Jammu Municipal Corporation in making Jammu a truly “Clean and Green” city.