Mukesh Tandon
Tribune News Service
Panipat, March 27
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the joint committee, comprising Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and the District Magistrate, to monitor and execute remedial action plan for the restoration of environment and public health in villages adjoining to the IOCL refinery.
Satpal Singh, sarpanch, Singhpura-Sithna gram panchayat, had filed a complaint with the NGT in 2018, alleging that the IOCL refinery caused air and water pollution around Bohli, Dadlana and Sithana villages of the district, leading to the outbreak of diseases.
A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel had ordered an inquiry into the matter by a joint committee. The NGT directed the committee to make a restoration plan for environment and public health on July 25 last year.
Based on the committee's reports, the NGT ordered the refinery to deposit interim environment compensation of Rs 17.31 crore, which the latter did in 2019.
It also told the refinery to pay Rs 25 crore to the CPCB so that Rs 17.31 crore given earlier along with the amount deposited now can be spent on ecological restoration.
The NGT, in its order on March 22, directed the committee to monitor further remedial action and that the action plan may be implemented as per
the schedule.
It said the HSPCB would be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance and directed the committee to furnish the progress report to the Chief Secretary and the CPCB chairman.
Besides, a monthly progress report should be posted on the website of the District Magistrate.
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