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| JMC, PCB at loggerheads over polythene disposal | | | EARLY TMES REPORT
Jammu, Mar 7: While Jammu region grappling with menace of polythene, Jammu Municipal Corpor-ation (JMC) and Pollution Control Board (PCB)-two nodal agencies enforcing the ban-are on loggerheads over the disposal of seized polythene bags with quintals of confiscated polythene awaiting its proper disposal.
"We had contacted to the PCB officials for the disposal of tonnes of polythene bags seized from parts of Jammu region under municipality limits. However, the PCB did not seem to be serious to dispose off the
seized polythene bags. Instead, it obliquely denied its disposal," alleged a senior JMC official without disclosing his identity.
The quintals of polythene and banned plastic bags were seized from different places falling in JMC limits in past few years, since the drive against its complete ban started in May 2009, he said and added,
"we have now decided to take up the matter with the divisional commissioner Pawan Kotwal concerning its disposal."
The JMC officials said "It is not possible to note down the details of those from whom polythene bags are being seized during the drive."
The then PCB regional director said, the PCB denied disposal of the
seized polythene, on the account, that they (JMC) had not completed formalities before the disposal i.e. confiscation was not conducted by them before coming to the board.
"We have asked the JMC authorities through a letter to conduct confiscation of the seized polythene bags first and it would be disposed off," he said, while saying that the confiscation is the
legal term, under which, ownership right is ended or to give a chance under law, to those from whom, the prohibited polythene is seized to prove their innocence.
Notably, the drive against the polythene bags was started in the month of May, 2009 after the ban imposed in Jammu and Kashmir State by the high court. Despite that over two dozen factories are manufacturing the bags illegally across Jammu city in different parts. Nearly 80 percent of the polythene bags, after the ban in JK is being imported from Punjab illegally via road. |
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