On the instructions of the NGT, Supervising Committee member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal Ji and the Deputy commissioner inspected Wariana Garbage Dump and Treatment Plants
Sultanpur
Lodhi, 3rd November
Taking
in view the danger of increasing pollution and acting on the strict
instructions of the National Green Tribunal, Deputy commissioner Ghanshyam
Thori and Supervising Committee member Environment Lover Sant Balbir Singh
Seechewal Ji taking with them the officials, inspected the garbage dump of
Wariana and treatment plants. Inspecting team included Nagar Nigam commissioner
and Punjab Pollution Control Board officials also. While inspecting the Wariana
Dumping, the team was surprised to see that the garbage was found burnt at various
places, whereas the Supervising head retired Justice Jasvir Singh in his last
visit had given strict instructions to the commissioner to make a boundary wall
around the dump and to fix barbed wire and also to treat the garbage. Nagar
Nigam has not acted on the instructions, whereas more than 8 months have
passed. Those officials were instructed to do the work in the fixed time.
Deputy
Commissioner and Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal also visited the treatment plant
of Leather Complex and Basti Peerdad. The people present there said that the
treatment plant is only run at that time, when someone come over for the
inspection. Otherwise the contaminated water is put in this plant without
treating. Deputy Commissioner also visited Pholriwal plant and also saw the
upgrading work being done there, he also instructed them to complete the work
in the appointed times. He also instructed the officials to use the treated
water of Pholriwal Treatment Plant for agriculture purpose instead of throwing
it in the Jamsher drain And for this purpose pipelines should be installed
after a discussion with the farmers of the area.
Sant
Balbir Singh Seechewal told that the water of Pholriwal treatment plant is more
than 200 MLD, and to use this treated water for agriculture purpose, the
pipelines should be installed up to distant places, so that the farmers can
take maximum benefits. He said that in the areas of Sultanpur Lodhi, Dasua and
in many other villages such experiment has been done successfully, and with it
the financial burden on the farmers is also lessening. On this occasion the
Punjab Pollution Control Board X.En told that the bank guaranty of Rs 25 lacs
of Nagar Nigam has been forfeited for failing to control the garbage.
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