{"id":811,"date":"2025-10-08T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=811"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:34:09","slug":"garbage-piles-up-on-sopore-kupwara-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/garbage-piles-up-on-sopore-kupwara-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Garbage piles up on Sopore\u2013Kupwara highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Waris Fayaz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sopore, Oct 08: The Sopore\u2013Kupwara highway at Shankergund Model Town has turned into a\u00a0<\/strong>garbage-laden stretch, causing serious inconvenience to commuters and raising concerns about sanitation and public health.<\/p>\n<p>Piles of household waste, plastics and other litter now cover the roadside, with officials from neighboring blocks passing responsibility to each other.<\/p>\n<p>BDO Sopore, Nazima said that the site falls under the jurisdiction of BDO Zaingeer. \u201cWe have visited the site several times, but the area pertains to BDO Zaingeer,\u201d she said while acknowledging the problem.<\/p>\n<p>In response, BDO Zaingeer, Abdul Rasheed Ahangar, said the area particularly Shakergund comes under Sopore\u2019s administrative control. \u201cWe have already written a letter to BDO Sopore regarding this issue. Once she visits the site, I will accompany her to ensure proper action is taken,\u201d he told KNO.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, commuters and residents expressed frustration over the stalemate. \u201cIt has become difficult to travel this stretch. Garbage is everywhere and it not only affects the appearance of the town but also poses health hazards&#8221;, said a daily commuter.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Sopore currently relies on a temporary joint dumping site at Jetty, Baramulla, which serves both Sopore and Baramulla towns.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated assurances from the Urban Local Body (ULB), the district administration and local legislator about establishing a permanent waste disposal facility, the town is yet to see tangible progress.<\/p>\n<p>Civic observers and locals, however, stressed the urgent need for coordinated action. \u201cWithout clear responsibility and a permanent solution, the highway will continue to remain a dumping ground. This affects commuters, residents and the environment alike&#8221;, a local resident said<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waris Fayaz Sopore, Oct 08: The Sopore\u2013Kupwara highway at Shankergund Model Town has turned into a\u00a0garbage-laden stretch, causing serious inconvenience to commuters and raising concerns about sanitation and public health. Piles of household waste, plastics and other litter now cover the roadside, with officials from neighboring blocks passing responsibility to each other. BDO Sopore, Nazima [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":812,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811\/revisions\/812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}