Balbir Singh Seechewal for legal action against erring industries
Patiala, February 27
Taking cognisance of the news report on violation of the pollution control norms by industries in the state, the Rajya Sabha MP and national in-charge of the BJP Human Rights Cell, Avinash Rai Khanna, has shot off a letter to Justice (retd) Jagdish Bhalla, chairman of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC).
In the letter, Khanna has stated that the report on pollution in Punjab, appeared in The Tribune, clearly indicates human rights violations on account of no action pertaining to this crucial matter by the concerned authorities. "Please take cognisance of this and take action in accordance with the law", he said.
Coming down heavily on the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), renowned environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal said that board was going "too soft" on the violators of the pollution control norms.
Speaking from Philippines on telephone, he said, "The PPCB has never taken legal recourse against the industries found flouting prescribed norms. When there is a provision for imprisonment for those found guilty of committing violations pertaining to the water and air pollution norms, why every time the board let the erring industries go by issuing warnings or taking bank guarantee."
Seechewal further said, "It is really unfortunate that people are dying in the state on account of polluted underground water, but the PPCB seems to be least bothered to make sure that all the industries strictly adhere to the prescribed norms."
Padma Shri Baba Sewa Singh, who is also a noted environmentalist, has said that authorities of all the concerned departments must create awareness among the masses to ensure that polluting the environment would only lead to serious health ailments besides disturbing the ecological balance.
Sewa Singh further said, "All the industries must ensure compliance of the rules in the larger interests of the masses. It is high time that everyone should realise that with consumption of unfit water, anyone can fall prey to serious disease like cancer."
Meanwhile, RTI activist Jatinder Jain has said that Arnetu village, situated near the Ghaggar in the Patran sub-division of Patiala district, is an example of how pollution can play havoc with human lives.
Patiala, February 27
Taking cognisance of the news report on violation of the pollution control norms by industries in the state, the Rajya Sabha MP and national in-charge of the BJP Human Rights Cell, Avinash Rai Khanna, has shot off a letter to Justice (retd) Jagdish Bhalla, chairman of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC).
In the letter, Khanna has stated that the report on pollution in Punjab, appeared in The Tribune, clearly indicates human rights violations on account of no action pertaining to this crucial matter by the concerned authorities. "Please take cognisance of this and take action in accordance with the law", he said.
Coming down heavily on the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), renowned environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal said that board was going "too soft" on the violators of the pollution control norms.
Speaking from Philippines on telephone, he said, "The PPCB has never taken legal recourse against the industries found flouting prescribed norms. When there is a provision for imprisonment for those found guilty of committing violations pertaining to the water and air pollution norms, why every time the board let the erring industries go by issuing warnings or taking bank guarantee."
Seechewal further said, "It is really unfortunate that people are dying in the state on account of polluted underground water, but the PPCB seems to be least bothered to make sure that all the industries strictly adhere to the prescribed norms."
Padma Shri Baba Sewa Singh, who is also a noted environmentalist, has said that authorities of all the concerned departments must create awareness among the masses to ensure that polluting the environment would only lead to serious health ailments besides disturbing the ecological balance.
Sewa Singh further said, "All the industries must ensure compliance of the rules in the larger interests of the masses. It is high time that everyone should realise that with consumption of unfit water, anyone can fall prey to serious disease like cancer."
Meanwhile, RTI activist Jatinder Jain has said that Arnetu village, situated near the Ghaggar in the Patran sub-division of Patiala district, is an example of how pollution can play havoc with human lives.
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