05 sept 2011
It has called upon the government to expedite the formation of National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) so that penalties can be imposed on those committing offences that violate the environment.
The panel, while blaming untreated industrial waste as one of the main causes of groundwater pollution, also said that growing construction of septic tanks in the countryside has become a possible source of soil contamination.
It also expressed concern over some industries making acquifier recharge structures ostensibly for groundwater recharge, but ended up discharging their pollutants into it, adding to the groundwater pollution.
In its report submitted to parliament, the Standing Committee on Water Resources said that the scenario concerning water pollution in the country "is indeed lurid and increasingly worrisome".
The panel expressed regret over information provided by the Ministry of Environment and Forests that the system of criminal prosecution for environmental offenders had achieved little success and "nobody has been given imprisonment till date on this account".
Water pollution is lurid, punish environment offenders: Parliament panel
New Delhi: Describing water pollution in the country as "lurid", a parliament panel has regretted that the criminal prosecution system for environmental offenders has not been successful with no one having faced imprisonment.
 |
| Dr Sanjay Kumar Cardiac Cardiothoracic Heart Surgeon India |
The panel, while blaming untreated industrial waste as one of the main causes of groundwater pollution, also said that growing construction of septic tanks in the countryside has become a possible source of soil contamination.
It also expressed concern over some industries making acquifier recharge structures ostensibly for groundwater recharge, but ended up discharging their pollutants into it, adding to the groundwater pollution.
In its report submitted to parliament, the Standing Committee on Water Resources said that the scenario concerning water pollution in the country "is indeed lurid and increasingly worrisome".
The panel expressed regret over information provided by the Ministry of Environment and Forests that the system of criminal prosecution for environmental offenders had achieved little success and "nobody has been given imprisonment till date on this account".
No comments:
Post a Comment