Wednesday, May 12, 2010

RIVER TAWI IS POLLUTED BY THE PROTECTORS


JAMMU:
Around 500 people led by a local corporator today blocked vehicular movement here protesting dumping of garbage by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) in river Tawi.

Led by Bhagwati Nagar Corporator Raj Kumar Gupta, protesters blocked several city roads and raised slogans against JMC and state government for polluting Tawi by dumping garbage collected from various parts of the city.

The protesters lifted blockades from roads after authorities promised them to take up the issue with senior officials of JMC.

"JMC is collecting garbage from various parts of the city and are dumping dozens of garbage trucks in Tawi at Bhagwati Nagar area in the city and polluting the river,"
Tawi is called 'Surya Putri' and revered by the Hindus.

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