Bijendra Ahlawat
Tribune News Service
Faridabad, August 25
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to constitute vigilance squads and take measures to check the functioning of illegal dyeing units situated in the Neharpar area (Greater Faridabad).
The order, delivered on August 21 by the four-member Bench of the NGT, comes in response to a petition filed by a local activist, who had sought action against the illegal units.
Activist Varun Sheokand had filed the petition in 2016. When no action was taken on the NGT's 2017 order, in which the HSPCB was asked to shut down dyeing units, he filed a contempt petition last year, seeking action against the authorities concerned.
"A report submitted by the local authorities makes it clear that the violation of environmental norms remains unchecked. The HSPCB is not performing its statutory obligation of taking action against violators. It is thus imperative that the HSPCB is suitably revamped by setting up vigilance squads," the order reads.
The order adds that the HSPCB may recover compensation from polluting units. "Further vigilance may be maintained and the status of compliance be filed on November 30," the NGT said.
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