BATHINDA: The citizens of five villages near Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) terminal on Wednesday hostile the proposed expansion of the petroleum merchandise garage capacity at village Phoos Mandi on Bathinda-Mansa highway. A public hearing referring to expansion of the garage capacity of IOC was held on the village Phoos Mandi gate of company. The district management and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) collectively conducted the hearing the place folks raised their objections alleging with the expansion their miseries will build up as due to garage of petroleum merchandise their lives remain at constant threat. The citizens of Phoos Mandi, Bhagu, Gulabgarh, Katar Singh Wala and Jassi Pau Wali raised the objections over plans of expansion.
The Indian Oil has to double its petrol terminal capacity from 72,687 kilo litres to one,50,207 kilo litres. Under the expansion mission the company will probably be laying tanks for ethanol and different chemical compounds. The company already has the land to hold out the expansion.
As in step with rules the corporate has to hunt environmental clearance earlier than setting out the expansion mission for which the views of the public dwelling within sight are acquired and public hearing is conducted.
Naib Singh of village Phoos Mandi mentioned that ammunition depot could also be located due to which we remain beneath constant threat and with the expansion that threat will build up. The stink emanating from the depot is unbearable which is able to further build up. Another resident mentioned that we don't seem to be allowed even to rejoice Diwali and we need to ship our youngsters to relatives to rejoice Diwali as there may be always threat of any fire incident and it will build up with the expansion.
The air pollution keep an eye on board government recorded the complaints of hearing and those will probably be put up at involved panchayat ghar, zila parishad and the place of job of district magistrate and PPCB.
Bathinda Additional Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawheny who supervised the hearing mentioned that “the villagers raised certain objections as they apprehended some problems with the expansion. The raised certain clinical problems which the IOC duly recoded. We have noted down all of the concerns raised via the villagers and those will probably be mentioned minutely with IOC and the state govt will probably be apprised in regards to the objections”. She mentioned that the villages additionally raised some problems which might be native in nature like highway connectivity, or approaches to villages which may well be solved via district management and the villagers were referred to as to talk about those problems on Friday.
The Indian Oil has to double its petrol terminal capacity from 72,687 kilo litres to one,50,207 kilo litres. Under the expansion mission the company will probably be laying tanks for ethanol and different chemical compounds. The company already has the land to hold out the expansion.
As in step with rules the corporate has to hunt environmental clearance earlier than setting out the expansion mission for which the views of the public dwelling within sight are acquired and public hearing is conducted.
Naib Singh of village Phoos Mandi mentioned that ammunition depot could also be located due to which we remain beneath constant threat and with the expansion that threat will build up. The stink emanating from the depot is unbearable which is able to further build up. Another resident mentioned that we don't seem to be allowed even to rejoice Diwali and we need to ship our youngsters to relatives to rejoice Diwali as there may be always threat of any fire incident and it will build up with the expansion.
The air pollution keep an eye on board government recorded the complaints of hearing and those will probably be put up at involved panchayat ghar, zila parishad and the place of job of district magistrate and PPCB.
Bathinda Additional Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawheny who supervised the hearing mentioned that “the villagers raised certain objections as they apprehended some problems with the expansion. The raised certain clinical problems which the IOC duly recoded. We have noted down all of the concerns raised via the villagers and those will probably be mentioned minutely with IOC and the state govt will probably be apprised in regards to the objections”. She mentioned that the villages additionally raised some problems which might be native in nature like highway connectivity, or approaches to villages which may well be solved via district management and the villagers were referred to as to talk about those problems on Friday.
Residents of five villages raise objections over proposed expansion of IOC at public hearing
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