Principal Elements of the Strategy
Strategy Implementation Matrix
S. No |
Constraint |
Indicator |
Project Concept and Cost (Rs. Millions) |
1. |
Surface Water Resource Contamination |
No sewerage water is released into natural streams, rivers and watershed areas without treatment. |
Installation of Sewerage Water Treatment Plants at Pallandri and Bhimber AJ&K, with estimated cost of Rs. 500.000 million over 3-years. |
2. |
Inadequate Solid Waste Management |
All garbage is collected and disposed off in a fixed place such as pit. |
Solid Waste Management Support Programme for Mazaffarabad and Mirpur AJ&K, with estimated cost of Rs. 1000.000 million over 5-years. |
3. |
Mixing of hazards Waste (HW) with Municipal Waste. |
All hazardous substances are collected, treated and disposed off in a specialized HW disposal site. |
Setting up of specialized HW Management Demonstration at Mirpur AJK, with cost of Rs. 50.000 million over 3-year. |
4. |
Deterioration of Air Quality |
Continuous air quality monitoring, awareness raising and control. |
Air Quality Monitoring and Control Programme in AJK, with estimated cost of Rs. 500.000 million over 5-year. |
5. |
Poor Sanitation |
Advocacy and lobbying for clean drinking water, health care, sanitation and better solid waste management for all. |
Promotion of Sanitation Baseline and Elements of Personal Hygiene (as envisaged in National Sanitation Policy) in AJK, with cost estimate of Rs. 100.000 million over 5-year. |
6. |
Natural Resource Degradation.
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Promote principles to conserve nature, so that the life supporting capacity of air, water, soils and ecosystems is safeguarded through defining limits of natural resource use and environmental bottom lines. |
Strengthening of Environmental Governance in AJ&K, with cost estimate of Rs. 50.000 million over 5-year.
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7. |
AJK-EPA lacks organizational setup and area coverage to implement provisions of AJK Environmental Protection Act 2000. |
Institutional strengthening of AJK-EPA by extending its organizational setup down to district level and capacity building of staff. |
Institutional Strengthening of AJK-EPA, with estimated cost of Rs. 1000.000 million (physical infrastructure and human resource development) over 5-year. |