JAMMU, June 22: Pollution Control Board (PCB)
has put nearly 850 running industries units in Jammu and Kashmir under Red and
Orange category adding pollution in the atmosphere every second.
According to the sources 390 industries units under Red category and about 450 under Orange are functioning across the state without adequate pollution preventing devices as fixed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines.
Sources disclosed that only few units have installed such devices while the remaining industries violating the guidelines and run their units without it.
It is pertinent to mention here that under the CPCB guidelines industrial units are categorized under Red, Orange and Green as per the level of pollution they emit in air, water and on ground. As per the guidelines units falling under Red and Orange category have to install special anti-pollution devices and set up treatment plants before disposing off their effluents from their industries.
Under the central guidelines before granting consent by the government to Orange and Red category industries include installation of required pollution control devices and measures to ensure the discharge of effluents emissions of water, air under permissible limits as prescribed by the Ministry of Environment and Forest under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and Environment Protection Act 1986.
According to the scientists monitoring the pollution level in Jammu daily, The SPM whose normal limit should be 100 micrograms is between 110-114 micrograms at almost all places while the RSPM (normal limit around 200 micrograms) is a around 220 to 230 micrograms, making the air at most places around the industrial units unsuitable for breathing.
However, Regional Director PCD, Jammu Showkat Ahmed Choudhary avoided to comment on the said issue.
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