By means of PTI
SRINAGAR: The Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir management to pay a reimbursement of Rs 35 crore for discharge of untreated sewage into Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kull streams.
It stated there are “severe lapses” at the a part of the management in waste control in addition to in failing to keep an eye on unlawful mining.
“There are severe lapses at the a part of the management in waste control and in failing to keep an eye on unlawful mining which has ended in massive injury to the surroundings and public well being,” the NGT stated in an order on Friday, listening to an utility moved by means of activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat.
The tribunal stated remedial motion is insufficient at the flooring.
“The similar is extra within the nature of long run guarantees with out a lot responsibility for the previous screw ups. Whilst there is not any objection to long run remedial motion which will have to be taken, responsibility needs to be mounted for previous violations at the polluter will pay idea,” it stated.
The NGT directed the J-Okay management to pay a reimbursement of Rs 35 crore for the lapses.
“We repair reimbursement for discharge of untreated sewage within the drain at Rs 32 crore and for failure to procedure forged waste at Rs 3 crore. We had previous levied period in-between reimbursement of Rs 3 crore that could be adjusted,” it stated, relating to its previous order in March this yr.
The rest Rs 32 crores are deposited by means of the state in a ring-fenced account to be operated as in step with instructions of the executive secretary for recovery of our environment, which is able to come with fighting the release of sewage in an unscientific approach in drains or differently and making improvements to the water high quality of the drain, the tribunal stated.
It stated the a part of the volume is also utilised for recovery of legacy waste sell off website and for remediation of the leftover legacy waste.
The NGT directed that an motion taken file in pursuance of the order, in particular as regards to putting in of decentralised and centralised STPs and preventing discharges from waste discharging issues to Doodhganga and Mamath Kull be filed by means of e mail to the tribunal on or ahead of April 30 subsequent yr.
The main secretary, City Construction, J-Okay would possibly stay found in individual by means of VC at the subsequent date, which is on Might 24 subsequent yr, it stated.
SRINAGAR: The Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir management to pay a reimbursement of Rs 35 crore for discharge of untreated sewage into Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kull streams.
It stated there are “severe lapses” at the a part of the management in waste control in addition to in failing to keep an eye on unlawful mining.
“There are severe lapses at the a part of the management in waste control and in failing to keep an eye on unlawful mining which has ended in massive injury to the surroundings and public well being,” the NGT stated in an order on Friday, listening to an utility moved by means of activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat.
The tribunal stated remedial motion is insufficient at the flooring.
“The similar is extra within the nature of long run guarantees with out a lot responsibility for the previous screw ups. Whilst there is not any objection to long run remedial motion which will have to be taken, responsibility needs to be mounted for previous violations at the polluter will pay idea,” it stated.
The NGT directed the J-Okay management to pay a reimbursement of Rs 35 crore for the lapses.
“We repair reimbursement for discharge of untreated sewage within the drain at Rs 32 crore and for failure to procedure forged waste at Rs 3 crore. We had previous levied period in-between reimbursement of Rs 3 crore that could be adjusted,” it stated, relating to its previous order in March this yr.
The rest Rs 32 crores are deposited by means of the state in a ring-fenced account to be operated as in step with instructions of the executive secretary for recovery of our environment, which is able to come with fighting the release of sewage in an unscientific approach in drains or differently and making improvements to the water high quality of the drain, the tribunal stated.
It stated the a part of the volume is also utilised for recovery of legacy waste sell off website and for remediation of the leftover legacy waste.
The NGT directed that an motion taken file in pursuance of the order, in particular as regards to putting in of decentralised and centralised STPs and preventing discharges from waste discharging issues to Doodhganga and Mamath Kull be filed by means of e mail to the tribunal on or ahead of April 30 subsequent yr.
The main secretary, City Construction, J-Okay would possibly stay found in individual by means of VC at the subsequent date, which is on Might 24 subsequent yr, it stated.