Private companies booked in Himachal Pradesh for polluting Gobind Sagar Lake

A constabulary serviceman said, “The FIRs were lodged pursuing complaints from 2 wood section officers, who alleged that the companies hired by the NHAI had irresponsibly dumped muck and discarded worldly connected wood land. During the rains, the discarded entered Gobind Sagar Lake. These companies person been progressive successful road operation since 2012, and the substance regarding contamination of Gobind Sagar Lake is besides pending earlier the Shimla High Court.”

The constabulary serviceman added that wood officers Ram Parkash and Neelam Kumari were among those who filed the complaints. According to Kumari, the road operation has been ongoing since 2012, and a backstage institution excavated onshore on the road, irresponsibly dumping the ungraded connected Forest section onshore adjacent a toll barrier. During the rainy season, the ungraded washed into the Gara stream, starring to biology and h2o pollution.

The Swarghat wood serviceman issued a missive directing the constabulary to record a complaint, which led to the registration of the FIRs. Forest serviceman Parkash besides lodged a ailment astatine Swarghat constabulary station, reporting akin issues. He noted that since 2012, during operation adjacent Jabbar, a institution excavated onshore and improperly dumped ungraded connected wood land, which washed into Gobind Sagar Lake, causing pollution.

In different instance, successful Mahla, a backstage institution dumped excavated ungraded connected wood onshore adjacent to the operation area, which washed into the Gobind Sagar Lake during rains, further contributing to pollution. Similarly, successful Daddnal, a 3rd institution followed the aforesaid practice, and the ungraded ended up successful the lake.

In May, the part seat of erstwhile Chief Justice Ramachandra Rao and Justice Satyen Vaidya directed authorities to initiate penal enactment against those liable for illegally dumping muck into Gobind Sagar Lake, its tributaries, and wood oregon nationalist lands.

The Gobind Sagar Lake, situated successful the Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, is simply a reservoir formed by the Bhakra Dam connected the Sutlej River. It is named successful honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.