DC Kunzes Angmo orders crackdown on garbage hotspots across Sham

KHALTSE: Calling for immediate measures to curb garbage accumulation and strengthen scientific waste management, Deputy Commissioner, Sham, Kunzes Angmo (JKAS), on Wednesday directed the concerned departments to ensure proper waste disposal, maintain sanitation standards and improve the functioning of public institutions during an extensive inspection of garbage-vulnerable locations in Liker, Saspol and Khaltse.

Leading a field inspection across the subdivision, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed sanitation arrangements at identified garbage-prone sites and instructed officials to adopt sustained measures to prevent indiscriminate dumping. She emphasised that effective waste collection, segregation and scientific disposal were essential to maintaining public hygiene and environmental sustainability.

The inspection also included a detailed review of the Solid Resource Management Centre (SRMC), Saspol, where Kunzes Angmo assessed its operational status and directed officials to strengthen waste segregation, collection and scientific processing to improve the overall efficiency of solid waste management.

Besides sanitation infrastructure, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed the functioning of several public institutions in Saspol, including the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Tehsildar Office, Block Development Office and the under-construction Tehsil Office. Interacting with officials and staff, she examined attendance records and instructed employees to maintain punctuality and ensure responsive and efficient delivery of public services.

At Khaltse, the inspection covered garbage-vulnerable locations near Khaltse Bridge, the Cricket Ground, and the Solid Resource Management Centre, where the Deputy Commissioner reviewed existing waste management arrangements and assessed the need for further improvements.

Kunzes Angmo was accompanied by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Khaltse, Mohd. Sharif; Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Liker, Gurmet Namgial; Tehsildar, Saspol, Tanveer Ahmad; Block Development Officer, Saspol, Manzoor Hussain; Naib Tehsildar Headquarters, Sham, Attaullah Khan; Patwari and other departmental officials. During the Khaltse inspection, Block Development Officer Dr. Zakir Hussain, Block Inspector Tsering Angchuk, and other officials also joined the inspection.

The inspection forms part of the district administration’s continuing efforts to strengthen sanitation infrastructure, improve waste management practices and enhance accountability in public institutions across Sham district.