Himachal Government on Tuesday constituted Special Task Forces (STFs) at the State and district level for identifying the persons responsible for discharging effluents beyond standards into tributaries of river Ghaggar leading to water pollution and thus violating the laws.
This was done in compliance to the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal.
The officers included in the State level special task will be Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment, Science and Technology), Additional Chief Secretary (Urban Development), Member Secretary, H.P. State pollution control board as the Member Secretary of the State Level STF.
The officers in the district Level Special Task Force for Solan and Sirmour will be concerned Deputy Commissioners, nominee of the concerned district and Session Judge, concerned Superintendent of Police, executive officer of the local bodies of concerned district, Regional officer, H.P. State Pollution Control Board of concerned district who also will be the Member Secretary of the district level STF.
The District level STF will identify the persons responsible for discharging of industrial and municipal effluents causing water pollution in river Ghaggar and its tributaries and will submit a monthly action taken report to the State level STF. The State level STF will furnish quarterly report or the action taken report to the Central Pollution Control Board. Such reports will also be uploaded on the websites of the State Pollution Control Board as well as the Department of Environment, Science and Technology.