By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,July 25: The AP Pollution Control Board told the AP High Court that it will not compromise on controlling pollution levels in Patancheru.
Mr Y. Srinivasa Murthy, counsel for the PCB, submitted an action taken report pursuant to a direction issued by the court while dealing with a public interest litigation which questioned the inaction of the government in curbing pollution in Patancheru area and several villages in Medak district.
The PCB said that to control the illegal dumping of effluents by tankers into water bodies and open areas, they are now confiscating and penalising tankers and their transport companies. Strict night vigil was also launched to keep a check on night dumping.
It may be recalled that earlier both the Supreme Court and the AP High Court ordered a joint monitoring mechanism to bring the errant industries into the frame of a common effluent treatment plant mechanism. It was named Patancheru Enviro Tech Ltd (PETL), which could treat 7,500 kilo litres of industrial effluents daily.
The state government has set up a special task force of the PCB exclusively for Medak district to ensure compliance to the pollution norms and also the directions of the court.
Apart from banning new industries and the expansion of the existing ones in the area, the board had also directed all the industries to close their effluent outlets in order to prevent them from joining the mainstream water bodies.
The industries were directed to construct separate drains for storm water and effluents.
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