Srinagar, Oct 29: The government on Wednesday admitted that the Achan garbage dump, where 550 tonnes of garbage are dumped daily, is a health and environmental hazard and promised a clean-up amid prosecutions and fines while pinning hopes on the bio-remediation to clear the 11 lakh tones of legacy waste.

Replying to a question in the J&K Legislative Assembly by National Conference (NC) Member of Legislative Assembly from Eidgah, Mubarak Gul, who sought details of remediation plans regarding the largest garbage dump in Kashmir, the government said that 550 tonnes of waste was being dumped daily at the Achan site in Srinagar.

The Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD), which is one of the portfolios with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accented that the garbage dump was a constant

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