Members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environment and Pollution on Friday visited Baleswar district and reviewed measures taken by various Government and private organisations to control pollution.
The committee headed by BJD MlA Amar Prasad Satpathy visited the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Baleswar Municipality office, Birla Tyres, Baleswar Alloys and Emami Paper Mills and checked measures adopted by them for solid waste management.
The committee asked the municipal authorities to identity a place for disposal of solid wastes through proper management. The panel also directed the civic body to renovate unused ponds in their area. Similarly, it directed the industries to take steps to contain pollution emitted from their factories.
Other members of the committee Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansda, Jagannath Saraka, Jyotiprakash Panigrahi and Parsuram Dhada accompanied Satpathy. Baleswar ZP President Umilata Das, municipality Chairman Alok Sahu, SP Niti Sekhar also accompanied the panel.
ADM Manmath Kumar Pani, Sub Collector Mamta Nayak, CDMO Bhabani Shankar Pani and other concerned officials of various departments were present at the review meeting.