Saturday, 18 June 2016

Govt stresses implementation of pollution control measures

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Govt stresses implementation of pollution control measures

Priest for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh, today said the proprietors of stone crushers, block ovens and hot blend plants in the State have been requested that execute contamination control measures, falling flat which their units might be shut. 

The Minister said this while answering to the talk on the issue raised by Naresh Kumar Gupta with respect to stone crushers and hot blend plants in perspective of their antagonistic impact on environment. 

He said that all stone crusher, block furnace and hot blend plant proprietors have been coordinated for developing of green belt along fringe of their plants up to consummation July, 2016, including that after the due date, powerful group will visit their units for review. 

He educated the House that till date five stone crushers have been shut by the Government in different locale of the State. 

Singh said stone crusher industry, which was prior arranged as red classification, has now been sorted as orange under the most recent order of commercial ventures by the Central Pollution Control Board. 

The Forest Minister said that under the Environment Protection Rules, 1986 principles for stone crushers incorporate dust control cum concealment framework for the hardware, development of wind breaking dividers, development of metalled streets inside the premises, normal cleaning and wetting of the ground inside the premises and developing of a green belt along the fringe. 

He educated the House that the Industrial Units are given single or three stage power supply contingent on the heap understanding furthermore the way of burden being utilized by the business as a part of agreement with the tax. 

Singh said any force association for more than 5.0 KW is given a three stage supply according to supply code. He said assent to any modern unit is being given at various levels according to appointment of forces. 

The Minister included that Rs 10.78 crore have been acknowledged as charges by virtue of power utilization from the stone crusher and hot blend plant in Jammu Division in 2015-16, while as Rs 3.79 crore have been acknowledged in Kashmir Division.

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