Spl task forces to check discharge of effluents into river Ghaggar

TheHimachal government has constituted Special Task Forces (STFs) at the state and district levels to identify people responsible for discharging effluents into tributaries of river Ghaggar beyond permissible limits, read an official statement Tuesday.

The STFs have been set up in compliance with the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal, it added. The officers included in the state-level special task force are chief secretary, additional chief secretary (environment, science and technology), additional chief secretary (urban development) and member secretary of state pollution control board.

The officers in the district-level special task force for Solan and Sirmour will be the concerned deputy commissioners, nominee of the concerned district and sessions judge, concerned superintendent of police, executive officer of the local bodies of the concerned district and regional officer of HP State Pollution Control Board of concerned district.

The district-level STF will identify the persons responsible for discharging industrial and municipal effluents causing water pollution in river Ghaggar and its tributaries and will submit a monthly action taken report to the state level STF.

The state-level STF will furnish quarterly report or the action taken report to the Central Pollution Control Board. Such reports will also be uploaded on the websites of the State Pollution Control Board as well as the department of environment, science and technology, the statement added.