New Delhi, Aug 28: The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel to take “expeditious remedial” action regarding the pollution of Dal Lake in Kashmir.
“Expeditious remedial action is required to be taken to ensure that pollutants, including untreated sewage, do not enter the Dal Lake. Hence, we constitute a joint committee,” the tribunal said.
The joint committee will comprise the member secretary of J&KPCC, vice chairman of J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority, deputy commissioner and district magistrate of Srinagar, a senior officer nominated by the Central Pollution Control Board and the Chandigarh regional office of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, it said.
“The committee will ascertain the sources of pollution in Dal Lake, will find out the persons/entities responsible for the same and will take appropriate remedial and punitive action. The committee will also prepare environmental management guidelines for houseboats,” the tribunal said.
It directed that the exercise be completed within three months.
The matter has been listed for further proceedings on December 2.
