Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today reviewed the progress of several pro-environmental schemes being implemented in Jalandhar and directed the officials concerned to complete all ongoing projects within a given time-frame.Chairing a meeting of the district environmental committee, the DC said that all the directions issued by National Green Tribunal and the state government be implemented in letter and spirit.He took stock of ongoing projects aimed at keeping pollution under check and categorically said that any kind of inordinate delay in the execution of these projects would be dealt with strictly.
The DC also reviewed solid waste management projects, bio-mining of medical waste, plastic waste management, E-waste management, construction of soak pits, rain water harvesting systems, industrial waste management, sewerage treatment plants, plantation and other projects devised to improve the situation with respect to air and water pollution. He also listed the issues pertaining to water treatment and noise pollution and directed all Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporation Jalandhar to ensure proper disposal of solid waste through door to door collection.On the occasion Additional Deputy Commissioner Varinderpal Singh Bajwa, Executive Engineer PPCB Kuldeep Singh, SDO Jatinder Soni and other officials from different departments were present.