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Waste management in Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir

A total of 18,500 tonnes of waste were lying in Sui Jakhar village, Udhampur district in Jammu & Kashmir, municipal council for Udhampur told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on March 9, 2024. Out of this waste, 16,500 tonnes of legacy waste have been scientifically disposed of through biomining by the municipal council at an approximate cost of Rs 10,585,666.

The remaining 2,000 tonnes of legacy waste still lie at Sui Jakhar, the NGT was told. The waste is unprocessed to date due to an overhead transmission line of 11 kilovolt-amperes, or kVA,...