The rising pollution in Baddi has come under judicial scanner. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday has sought Himachal Pradesh government’s response on the issue of rising pollution in Baddi within two weeks.
Taking suo motu notice on a news item published in an English daily, Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Sandeep Sharma has directed the Principal Secretary (Environment, Science and Technology), to file response within two weeks in the matter pertaining to the rising pollution the industrial area at Baddi.
The Common Effluent Treatment Plant, which has a capacity to treat 25 million litres per day was getting only 11 million litres waste on an average daily.
Directing Principal Secretary (Environment, Science and Technology) to file a response in 15 days, the High Court has made it clear that all the respondents and concerned authorities would submit their reports and submission to the Principal Secretary, who shall file a consolidated report in the court so that conflicting views were not brought before the court.
The Bench has also said that the Principal Secretary was at liberty to convene a meeting of all the concerned departments to find an appropriate solution to the rising problem.