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| Environment Committee inspects fuel outlets | | Stresses for stringent measures to protect environment | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 20
The Environment Committee (EC) of Legislative Assembly has called for coordinated efforts to check the menace of pollution spread by various forms and stringent measures for conserving the environment in the State. The Committee has maintained that environment is degrading substantially every where and has become a matter of concern for entire world, in view of this, coordinated effort at various level are required for eco-conservation and protection.
The Environment Committee, which met here today under the chairmanship of MLA Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar reviewed the overall scenario of environment and measures initiated for its protection by various agencies.
The Committee stressed upon Pollution Control Board, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department and other concerned agencies to establish a well-knit mechanism for checking fuel and lubricant adulteration, adding that these agencies should undertake frequent inspections of various oil companies’ outlets and lift samples for testing in laboratories. The defaulters should be booked under law. The Committee stressed for regular monitoring by the concerned agencies for checking fuel adulteration, which is major cause of vehicular pollution.
Making a special mention of Bhure Lal Committee’s Report (an Expert Committee constituted by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment) on environment which has indicated that major cause of pollution in Jammu and Kashmir is adulterated fuel used by vehicles and has recommended stringent measures for checking it. The Committee asked the agencies to implement the recommendations of the Expert Committee in letter and spirit.
The Committee was briefed by Chairman, State Pollution Control Board, Dr. C.M.Seth, Director CAPD Jammu Mr. Mahmood Rana and Mr. R.K.Gupta, State level Coordinator-cum-Senior Divisional Manager, Indian Oil Corporation about the steps taken for checking the adulteration of fuels. The meeting was told that oil companies have deployed three Mobile Vans fitted with modern equipment and technical experts for testing of fuels and lubricants. These vans are conducting regular tests of samples lifted from various outlets.
Later the Committee conducted on-spot inspection of various Petrol pumps in the city and lifted samples of petrol and diesel for testing. The samples would be tested by company’s Mobile Lab and Forensic Science Laboratory simultaneously.
Legislators Mr. Qaiser Jamsheed Lone, Mr. Ghulam Raza, Mrs. Shanti Devi, Mr. Mohammad Sarfraz Khan, officers of State Pollution Control Board, Assembly Secretariat and representatives of various oil companies were also present in the meeting.
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