RAIPUR: Mohammed Akbar, State Minister for Housing and Environment directed all the regional officers of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) to ensure strict implementation of Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) provisions for control of pollution in Chhattisgarh, on January 29.
The minister has asked to update the online pollution monitoring system during the second review meeting at CECB headquarters. The meeting was with the regional officers from Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raigarh, Korba, Ambikapur and Jagdalpur.
Akbar appreciated Bilaspur Municipal Corporation for solid waste management practices taken up in Bilaspur, he directed the officials to implement it in all other Municipal Corporations of the state.
Akbar said, “Make sure that as per Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), specified quantity in bio-mass plant instead of hay should be burnt and more coal is not burnt. The regional officers should inspect all the bio-mass plants.”
The Minister has also asked the officials to take action against all the industries violating the environmental laws.