Srinagar: Concerned with the unhealthy level of arsenic in Indus water, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) on Thursday decided to launch a large-scale community-related sanitation campaign related to the Army, ITBP, BRO, local bodies and public.Recent water tests have shown that the level of arsenic in the Indus water is higher than the sewage found in treated sewage plants.Calling “deeply and unacceptable and unacceptable”, LAHDC President Tashi Gyalson directed Leh additional DC to identify weak parts and make flying squads at sub-division levels to identify weak parts and prevent the discharge of waste dumping and untreated sewage in the river. A district-level committee will monitor progress, oversee interventions and prepare future strategies.Gyalson said, “And more (arsenic), plastic dumping in the river has increased the problem of pollution. We will not allow the river to become a dumping ground. This river is not just a waterbody. It is sacred, worshiped, and is necessary for life here.”He chaired a meeting by senior officials of Civil Administration, Army and ITBP, which called for an immediate coordinated action related to municipal committees, rural and urban development bodies and public. Representatives of trade and hotel industries attended the meeting.The Chief Wildlife Warden, Sajjad Mufti, has been directed to implement the relevant by -elections under water (prevention and prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974, or other applicable laws, to ensure that strict punishment is to be hit on the flout.
