NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) rapped the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments for the lengthen in setting up air quality monitoring stations within the two NCR states.
The courtroom advised the states to speed up the method of setting up monitoring stations, asking them to ensure the entire community is bolstered forward of subsequent iciness. The frame, at a gathering on Wednesday, also stated that they're going to formally write letters to the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments over the neglected closing dates and asking them to set a goal, which will also be met.
“I will be able to name a gathering of the executive secretaries. We want those stations to be up and operating once possible. You were given a cut-off date of February finish. Where are those stations now?” stated EPCA leader Bhure Lal on the meeting, including that the states required to arrange a timeline, which was once lifelike and needed to be met.
EPCA member Sunita Narain, who was once also provide on the meeting, requested government to be sure that the stations had been arrange once possible, following which they may well be connected to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) community and will also be checked if they're functioning properly or now not. “We had been asking you over and over to do this but you continue to haven’t met the closing dates. We are tired of chasing after you,” Narain stated.
The capital, meanwhile, has 24 stations operating lately, on the other hand, just about 20 are yet to be connected to the CPCB’s site.
NCR’s air quality monitoring community is all set to be bolstered further with 13 new stations bobbing up in Haryana, whilst UP gets 10 more. Currently, Haryana has simply three monitoring stations — Gurgaon, Faridabad and Rohtak. UP meanwhile has simply two functioning stations lately — Noida and Ghaziabad, both of which have been appearing top readings and had been ceaselessly within the “serious” class of CPCB’s index all through this iciness.
The courtroom advised the states to speed up the method of setting up monitoring stations, asking them to ensure the entire community is bolstered forward of subsequent iciness. The frame, at a gathering on Wednesday, also stated that they're going to formally write letters to the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments over the neglected closing dates and asking them to set a goal, which will also be met.
“I will be able to name a gathering of the executive secretaries. We want those stations to be up and operating once possible. You were given a cut-off date of February finish. Where are those stations now?” stated EPCA leader Bhure Lal on the meeting, including that the states required to arrange a timeline, which was once lifelike and needed to be met.
EPCA member Sunita Narain, who was once also provide on the meeting, requested government to be sure that the stations had been arrange once possible, following which they may well be connected to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) community and will also be checked if they're functioning properly or now not. “We had been asking you over and over to do this but you continue to haven’t met the closing dates. We are tired of chasing after you,” Narain stated.
The capital, meanwhile, has 24 stations operating lately, on the other hand, just about 20 are yet to be connected to the CPCB’s site.
NCR’s air quality monitoring community is all set to be bolstered further with 13 new stations bobbing up in Haryana, whilst UP gets 10 more. Currently, Haryana has simply three monitoring stations — Gurgaon, Faridabad and Rohtak. UP meanwhile has simply two functioning stations lately — Noida and Ghaziabad, both of which have been appearing top readings and had been ceaselessly within the “serious” class of CPCB’s index all through this iciness.
No air quality station yet, EPCA raps Haryana and UP
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