Rising pollution seems to have caught attention of State authorities who are now planning to set up certifying stations at different locations in the city besides a host of measures to control pollution in the city.
In a meeting called on the behest of Transport department it was decided that pollution checking and certifying centres will be set up at different places with the help private parties. The new approach to pollution certificate will replace paper by a sticker that will be pasted on the windshield of a vehicle.
“The certifying centres will be monitored for compliance and in case of violation of the rules the centre operator will face consequences as per penal provisions enlisted under the governing rules,” said Additional Chief Secretary Sajal Chakraborty.
Notably, a committee comprising Transport Secretary, former Advocate General of Jharkhand Sohail Anwar and officials of Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board has been constituted to contemplate ways to reduce pollution.
“The committee has been formed after an instruction by court was issued in this regard,” maintained Chakraverty.
Interestingly, there will be mobile units to check the emission of gases by a vehicle which will also be subject to conditions similar to that pollution certifying centre will be subjected to. “We will ask interested parties to come with their vehicle and equipments. If selected they will be subjected to same terms and conditions a fixed centre,” continued the Additional Chief Secretary.
Incidentally, in the wake of High Court’s directive on controlling number of autorickshaws plying on city’s roads the Transport department is likely to put up request petition seeking permission to issue additional permits to autorickshaws. According a study, city’s streets can bear load of around 3,000 autorickshaw whereas only 2,300 autorickshaws are operating with valid permit.
“We will request the court to allow us to issue additional 700 permits. We will not issue permits after reaching 3,000,” concluded Sajal Chakraborty.