(Ann poshi teli yeli wann poshi") meaning 'Food will last as long as forests last! (Sheikh Noor ud-Din Noorani RA)

(Ann poshi teli yeli wann poshi") meaning 'Food will last as long as forests last!
(Sheikh Noor ud-Din Noorani RA)

January 27,2018:  The Government esp State Forest Corporation SFC  has been recklessly felling precious Devdar and Kail trees for timber for over thirty years at a stretch esp forest compartments like 33, 34, LDR from certain quarters, without adequate replacement. Given the fact that Devdar and Kail take over 150-200 years to grow back, the government needs to have a strong forest replenishment policy in place or places , with at least three trees of the same species being [planted for every tree fell, given the natural rate of biological growth of these species. The government, however, has been cutting down Devdar and Kail and planting Keekar and Far, whose biological and economic value is much less than the existing species of Dewdar and Kail. This attitude of the government . has massively damaged the forest cover in the state , and if this reckless and irresponsible felling of trees continues we stand the risk of losing  the natural biodiversity of the state esp in Himalayan region. The Himalayas are the largest fresh-water reserves in the world, second only to the glacier ice-caps and the bio-diversity and forest cover here, needs to be preserved for more than one reasons. Negligence in conservation of Himalayan Bio-diversity and the absence of a strong Forest policy puts us at great risk and peril that must be avoided at any cost.

Mushtaq Pahalgami,
Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO

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Protest against shortage of power supply at pahalgam.

January 23,2018: The coalition of Unions, Pahalgam with the support of Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO, Pahalgam Hotel/ Guest House Owners Union,Pahalgam Peoples Welfare Organisation, Pahalgam Hotel Restaurant Owners Association,Adventure Tour Operators Association Pahalgam,Pahalgam Photographers Association, Tourist Taxi Stand (01) Pahalgam, Tourist Taxi Stand (02) Pahalgam,Poney Owners Union and other trade bodies  is organizing a protest at Pahalgam on Thursday 25 January 2018 , against continuing severe power shortage in the region . We appeal to all unions and individuals to support the protest and register their protest against this injustice and apathy by the Power Development Department- PDD and state government. Since the government and administration has not moved an inch on the matter despite repeated appeals and requests, the Coalition Of Unions Pahalgam -CUP feels compelled to come out on the streets against this. We give the adminstration one day to fix any issues and restore proper power supply to the region, in the absence of which the administration would itself be responsible for any protests.

Mushtaq Pahalgami,
Coalition Of Unions Pahalgam, Pahalgam

Mushtaq Pahalgami Addressed a number of local municipal workers and volunteers of Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO,civil society members etc at the MCP-PDA joint event at townhall, Pahalgam today.

January 10,2018: Mushtaq Pahalgami Addressed a number of local municipal workers and volunteers of Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO,civil society members etc  at the MCP-PDA joint event at townhall, Pahalgam today. The Pahalgami spoke about solid waste management and source segregation, how it can be done, what are its benefits and why we need to conserve and save our environment on priority basis. Hundreds of municipal and PDA workers, local volunteers, civil society members  local officers of MCP and PDA  officers were also present including CEO PDA Pahalgam  and spoke on a number of related issues. The HWO also presented a power point presentation on the subject.

Press and Publicity,
Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO

Some Doctors are pursuing private practise in Kashmir valley ,

January 07,2018: Some Doctors are pursuing private practise in Kashmir valley , running private clinics while also being government employees. Poor patients are also exploited by some of these doctors who send poor patients to particular diagnostic centres for tests etc and particular medical shops for medicines ..... there is no secret where they get commission. The civil society should take note and the Doctors Association Kashmir who doing good job  should take a stans  against such exploitation so that the professions ethics and dignity can be preserved and the cause of societal service be served.
Some doctors are  the better than the limit, but some doing wrong which come in front of everyone!

Mushtaq Pahalgami,
Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO

House panel inspects Chenani-Nashri tunnel!

House panel inspects Chenani-Nashri tunnel!

December 01,2017: To conduct an on-the-spot inspection of pollution at the Chenani-Nashri tunnel, The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly environment committee headed by its Chairman, Mohd Yousuf Targami, and other committee members, Environmentalists ,Media  persons visited the said site  including MLA Shangus Gulzar Ahmad Wani,MLA Surankote Ch Mohd Akram,MLA Tangmarg Mohd Abas Wani, MLA Zanskar Syed Bakar Rizvi, MLA Udhampur Pawan Gupta, Prominent Environmental Activist Mushtaq Pahalgami and other concerned officers of various concerned departments Pollution Control Board And Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing.
Chairman of the committee  and other members including environmental activists yesterday morning reached the tunnel to assess the pollution and other environment-related problems at the tunnel.

The National highway Authority of India and IL & FS gave a Power Point presentation to the environment house committee makers about the functioning of hi-tech measurements installed to avoid pollution inside nine-km tunnel.

The committee members and other environmental activists, media persons ,officers of the concerned departments remained at the tunnel site for more than four hours and visited both north and south ends of the tunnel.
It was seen there that the Environment Impact Assessment -EIA and Environment Conservation has not been conducted properly as there was a lot of dust and pollution inside and outside the tunnel. Chairman of the committee directed the concern agencies and authority to take effective measures to control the pollution inside and out side of the prestages tunnel.
The  committee also directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board JKPCB and National Highway Authority NHAI to prepare a comprehensive report with regard to control of pollution and to be maintain the ecological balnace ,and to subbmit the same the Assambaly Secretariat before 10 of December 2017!
Later, the chairman of the committee said the committee would submit a detailed report to the Cabinet which would be tabled during the Assembly session for the past one month, smoke inside the tunnel has caused problems for commuters and accidents have been taking place due to poor visibility.

Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO

Bribery is a serious crime ,then why not do enough people avoid it ?

Bribery is a serious crime ,then why not do enough people avoid it ?

See the what law says !
Prevention of corruption act 1988
Chapter III: Offences and penalties

The following are the offences under the PCA along with their punishments:- Taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act, and if the public servant is found guilty shall be punishable with imprisonment which shall be not less than 6 months but which may extend to 5 years and shall also be liable to fine.

Taking gratification in order to influence public servant, by corrupt or illegal means, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than three year but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.Taking gratification, for exercise of personal influence with public servant shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Abetment by public servant of offences defined in Section 8 or 9, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Public servant obtaining valuable thing without consideration from person concerned in proceeding or business transacted by such public servant, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Punishment for abetment of offences defined in Section 7 or 11 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than six months but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine. Any public servant, who commits criminal misconduct shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than one year but which may extend to 7 years and shall also be liable to fine.Habitual committing of offence under Section 8, 9 and 12 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than two years but which may extend to 7 years and shall also be liable to fine.
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Courtesy : HWO

Say no to corruption!

Say no to corruption!
January 07,2018: Corruption Crossed All Limits In Jammu and Kashmir state esp in rural development department, public works department, health, public health engineering ........... Each and every Government Department indulges in corruption in one way or the other in our state.
It is time all of us should come in front and say bye bye to infamous  bribery system in our localities !

Mushtaq Pahalgami,
Himalayan Welfare Organization-HWO