Matter of mixing of sheera in the Beas river
Supervising Committee made a visit to the
Chadha Sugar Mill
Meeting held under the leadership of Sant Seechewal
Environment lover Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal
presiding over the meeting of the Supervising committee made by National Green
Tribunal scrutinise the reports of different departments in the case of Chadha
Sugar Mill. In the meeting held in the office of Punjab Pollution Control Board
the official of the Central Pollution Control Board Mr Chandra Babu took the
reports on mixing of sheera carelessly in the waters of Beas river. Supervising
committee inspected the place where a blast at the storing stock of sheera had
occurred and the sheera on large scale through drain had mixed in the waters of
river Beas. Due to which the fish on
large scale and other aquatic animals had died due to carelessness of Chadha
Sugar Mill the member of
legislative assembly of Bholath area had lodged a writ
petition to NGT against this big tragedy. NGT has given this case to the Supervising
committee of which Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal is a member. Supervising
committee inspected that place of Chadha Sugar Mill where the barrage of sheera
store had broken. According to information before the visit to Keedi Afgan
officials of mill had also attended the meeting, Supervising committee also
gathered the information about controlling the sheera and what arrangements
were made by Punjab Pollution Control Board in the case of leaking of sheera
,information about this was also taken. Sant
Balbir Singh Seechewal told that on this report to NGT is to be submitted
within 3 months and about it meetings have been held before. It must be
remembered that on the report submitted by Sant Seechewal as a member of the
supervising committee made by National Green Tribunal on polluting the Sutlej
and Beas rivers Punjab Government was fined rupees 50 crores. It first time
happened that Punjab Government was fined a big amount for polluting the rivers
of Punjab. To collect this fine and to keep the rivers clean and pollution free
the next meeting of NGT will be held on 22nd February 2019.
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