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The Jammu and Kashmir government has admitted that untreated wastewater from Anantnag, Bijbehara and Mattan is being discharged into local nallahs (streams) which ultimately feed into the Jhelum River the Valley’s primary source of drinking water. The disclosure, made in a written response by the Housing and Urban Development Department on March 11, 2025, has sparked outrage among lawmakers and environmental activists. The revelation came after MLA Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri questioned the state of drainage infrastructure in the Legislative Assembly. The government acknowledged that while sewage from households is treated at sewage treatment plants (STPs) where available, much of the refuse is released directly into local streams. Veeri slammed the administration’s response, calling it ...

The Jammu and Kashmir government has acknowledged in the Legislative Assembly that untreated wastewater from Anantnag, Bijbehara, and Mattan is being discharged into nearby streams, raising concerns about pollution in the Jhelum River, Kashmir’s primary source of drinking water. The disclosure came in a written response from the Housing and Urban Development Department, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on March 11, 2025. The response was given to Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, an MLA from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, who sought details on drainage networks and sewage treatment facilities in these towns. The government stated that municipal bodies and the Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) constructed drainage networks, which are interconnected where possible. It claimed that wh...

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Jammu & Kashmir Water at Risk Untreated Waste Flows Into Jhelum Raising Alarm

J&K Govt Admits Untreated Wastewater Discharged into Streams, Raising Jhelum Contamination Fears