For the last many days some respected citizens of Dangerpora Padgampora and its adjoining villages  in Awantipora tehsil of district Pulwama have been calling me regarding an unscientific garbage station set up in their area around 5 years back by the Municipal Committee Awantipora. They asked me to highlight this burning issue on social media as waste collected from Awantipora town including waste from Tral town and local security force establishments is being dumped unscientifically near Dangerpora- Padgampora main road. This site has turned into a safe haven for stray dogs who are seen roaming around this area like herds of sheep ? These canines  attack people, especially small school going kids, and women. They do not even leave the livestock.  The women are reluctant to go to their agriculture fields and the same is the case with school going kids? The plastic waste has accumulated in the paddy land located around the garbage station which gets blown up with gusty winds. Pungent smell is felt around 2 sq kms from the site, especially in summer months, locals told me.

Whenever I plan to write on these issues or to make a video report or to seek judicial intervention by the National Green Tribunal- NGT, I try my best to reach ground zero. Few days back I........

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