The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Thursday said authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have not been taking enough steps to keep industrial sources of air pollution in check and many units in the two states have “not switched to cleaner fuels”.
EPCA chairman Bhure Lal said he has been conducting meeting with officials through video conferencing on steps to be followed to help check air pollution, especially in the winter.
“We have found that the authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been neglecting industrial sources of air pollution. We have clicked photos as evidence and have been asking the States to take action. If nothing happens, I myself will visit these states,” he said.
Lauding the efforts made in Delhi to check pollution, Bhure Lal said around 85,000 tonnes of plastic and rubber waste has been lifted by Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited, the Delhi Jal Board and the East Delhi Municpal Corporation from Bawana, Narela, Mundka, Tikri Kalan and Nangloi since October last year.
He said garbage, plastic and rubber-burning incidents in Delhi have reduced considerably. “However, in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, we have found that industries have not been taking precautions or switching to cleaner fuels to reduce air pollution. We have also clicked pictures of places where plastic and rubber were being burnt,” he said.
