Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora on Monday called upon the Deputy Commissioners and all-district officers of the
State to give their utmost contribution towards environment protection.
Presiding over a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners and all-district officers held through video conferencing here, the Chief Secretary directed the officers to carry out intensive campaign to prevent increasing pollution problem.
She said with the help of mobile parties, officers should immediately reach the area where stubble burning is being done and strict action should be taken against those doing stubble burning.
She also directed the Deputy Commissioners to provide a report of the FIRs filed, by evening, against the farmers involved in stubble burning. She said that fire brigade should reach the earliest at the places where stubble is being burnt, and control the fire. She said expenses of the fire brigade should be charged from the farmers.
Apart from this, Gram Sabhas should also be organised in the villages for the next two to three days in which the names of the farmers who burnt stubble should be informed by the sarpanch and so that his action should be strongly condemned in the panchayat. She said the village secretary, patwari and Numberdars should also be involved and help to improve stubble management.
The Chief Secretary added orders should be strictly followed to prevent pollution caused by construction, bricklins, broken roads, stubble, garbage, vehicle jams, illegal parking, etc.
She said water should be sprayed on trees to reduce pollution level. If there is a shortage of water fountains in a district, they can apply for this by writing a letter to the headquarters, she added.