PCB asks panchayat to submit action-taken report on unlawful waste dumping

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has written to Vadavucode-Puthecruz panchayat to submit an action-taken report on unlawful plastic waste dumping on a personal land at Brahmapuram.

The District Office (Ernakulam-2) of the Board in Perumbavoor additionally requested the Station House Officer of the Infopark police station to furnish particulars of motion taken in opposition to unlawful dumping.

A report ready by the PCB submitted earlier than the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal stated that the Board had inspected the land, the place a fireplace outbreak was reported March 4 and 28 final yr. The land was overgrown with crops and seemed to be an deserted web site. No exercise was detected there, it stated.

Vadavucode-Puthencruz panchayat had earlier slapped a penalty of ₹1 lakh on a personal agency for dumping plastic waste on its land at Brahmapuram, which is positioned near an agricultural land. The tribunal had taken suo motu discover of the incident and had requested the PCB to examine the location and submit a report.

Besides plastic waste, the location was used for dumping building and demolition waste. After the fireplace outbreak, the realm was levelled utilizing soil. The Board had knowledgeable the tribunal that the fireplace erupted from the rubbish and plastic saved illegally on the land. The stays of burnt plastic have been additionally seen throughout the inspection.