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| DB directs State to frame SWM by-laws within six weeks | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 21: In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Adv Rajinder Singh Jamwal highlighted the poor working of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) especially with regards to absence of requisite equipment for testing of the quality of air, a Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rajesh Bindal, observed that despite the expiry of over two and half years from the 8th April, 2016 when the above Rules came to be notified the State have not framed the By-laws and directed State to frame Model Solid Waste Management By-Laws within six weeks.
Division Bench further directed that a status report setting out compliance shall be filed immediately thereafter. Division Bench asked the local bodies to consider the Model Bye-Laws and take a view thereon within a period of four weeks thereafter.
Reports in this regard shall be sent to the office of the Chief Secretary who would cause compliance reports to be filed in the present matter.
DB directed Secy Health & Medical Education to place status report before the court with regard to the steps taken for management of medical waste including the prosecutions which have been initiated against the persons for violation of the prescribed norms within four weeks positively.
The status report shall also indicate the measures which are available for the management of medical waste in the government hospitals.
Regarding Air quality, Division Bench observed that status report dated 14th August, 2018 filed by the J&K State Pollution Control Board indicates the steps taken in respect of monitoring of the ambient air quality in the State. In this regard the report indicates the details of ambient air quality monitoring stations which have been set up in Jammu and Kashmir provinces. The report states that the stations in the Ladakh division are yet to be established, even though the financial requirement thereof stands released.
DB after gone through the status report, directed State Pollution Control Board to file the latest status within four weeks before this Court with regard to setting up of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations at Jammu, Kashmir as well as Ladakh Division.
Division Bench also directed State to place latest status report regarding award of tendering for the processing and disposal facility of solid waste management. |
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