A high level committee appointed by National Green Tribunal will conduct surprise inspections across the city to test the veracity of the submission presented by the district administration-appointed nodal officers during the hearing of the case regarding the NGT-imposed ban on the use of all kinds of polythenes in Haridwar city that was held in Delhi on Wednesday. Zaidi, NGT’s local commissioner, informed The Pioneer on phone on Wednesday that the chairman himself would conduct the surprise inspection.
It is learnt that the nodal officers in their submission said that all the guidelines issued by NGT are being followed in to-to in the city and the use of polythenes has been effectively stopped across the city areas.
He informed that in course of the hearing held to assess the progress vis-à-vis the ban of polythene in Haridwar city, the nodal officers informed the chairman, NGT that all the guidelines issued directed by apex body on July 2 are being implemented in the Haridwar city and consequently, sale and purchase of polythenes has been totally stopped in the city area.
It is pertinent to mention that the district administration appointed ADM (Admin) and SP City as the nodal officers in the matter over the ban on polythene.
Zaidi further said that the chairman, NGT, had warned both the nodal officers to be ready to face the music if their submission turns out to be false upon surprise inspection.