Shillong, Nohprah 21: Ka Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) kala dain kuna T.1.20 lak pyrshah ia ka M/s Star Cement Limited, Lumshnong ha East Jaintia Hills District halor ka jingpynkhein ia ka Water and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Acts 1974 bad 1981.
Kane ka karkhana pynmih dewbilat kala ioh por ruh 7 sngi ban jubab ia ka Show Cause halor kaei ka daw ba ym dei ban pynshitom pyrshah ia ka halor ka jingpynkhein ia ka Consent to Operate.
“Mynta, haba peit ia kitei kiba la kdew haneng, ka Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board katkum ka bor kaba la pynkup lyngba ka Section 33A jong ka Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 bad Section 31A jong ka Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, kumta la pynjari ia ka Environmental Compensation kaba T.1,20,000 pyrshah ia ka Star Cement Limited ia kaba la kheiñ katkum ka rukom treikam ba la thaw da ka Central Pollution Control Board na ka bynta ka Assessing Environmental Compensation ia kaba la pyntreikam da ka Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board,” ong u Member Secretary ka MSPCB u Dr G.H.Chyrmang ha ka shithi kaba la phah sha ka Star Cement ha ka 19 tarik u Nohprah.
“Ïa ka Environmental Compensation dei ban siew hapoh ka 15 sngi naduh ka sngi ba la ïoh pdiang ïa ka jingbthah ha ka dur jongka Demand Draft lane ka Banker’s Check kaba lah ban sei da u Member Secretary jong ka Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, Shillong.
Lada jia ba ka Unit kam lah ban pyndep ïa katei ka jingbthah ba la kdew haneng, ka Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board kan hap ban shim ia ki sienjam ban sdang ïa ka jingtohkit pyrshah ïa ka Unit, katkum ka jingsngew dei hapoh jong ki Aiñ bad ki Rule” la ong.
Ka jingpynsajia ia katei ka karkhana pynmih dew bilat kadei hadien ka jingioh pdiang ia ka jingujor ia ka jingpynkhein ia ki kyndon jong ka Consent to Operate bad ka jingpyllait ia ki lyer jakhlia jong ka Unit naduh ka 16 tarik u Nohprah.
La shem ruh ba ka Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (0CEMS) kam shym la treikam ne ka long offline:
Ka Board kala ong, ba ka M/s Star Cement Limited kala pynkheiñ khnang ïa ka Section 21 jong ka Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 bad ka Section 25 & 26 jong ka Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 bad ia ki kyndon jong ka Consent to Operate na ka Board.
Kala kdew ruh ia ka hukum jong ka National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench kaba la bthah ia ka Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), “Ka CPCB ka lah ban pynshitom halor ka jingulom (Failure), lada ka don, pyrshah ia kito kiba don ka jingkitkhlieh ban buh bad pyniaid ia ki STP, CETP bad ETP. Ka CPCB ka lah ruh ban khmih bniah bad ban shim ia ka bai lutksan halor ka jingpynjulor ia ka mariang bad ia katei ka pisa lah ban buh ha kawei pat ka Account bad ban pyndonkam na ka bynta ban leh ia ki kam ban iada ia ka mariang.
Dei ban pynkhreh ia ki mat treikam da ka CPCB hapoh jong ka 3 bnai”.
Ka NGT ha ka hukum kaba la pynmih ha ka 10 tarik u Naitung 2019 kala ong ruh, “Ka CPCB kan buh kyrdan ia ki karkhana katkum ka jingjaboh ka jongki” bad ki SPCB bad ka CPCB ki lah ban shim ia kino kino ki sienjam kynthup ban ioh biang ia ka bai lutksan halor ka jingpynjot ia ka mariang halor ka nongrim jongka ‘Polluter Pays’ bad ruh ban shim ia ki lad jingiada katkum ka nongrim jong ka jingiada”.
Nalor kane, ka MSPCB kala air uh ia ka Show Cause Notice ia ka karkhana pynmih dewbilat halor ka jingpynkhein ia ki kyndon jong ka Consent to Operate.
“La pyntip da ka Notis sha kane ka ophis ha ka 19 tarik u Nohprah 2024 ba ka M/s Star Cement Limited kala pynkheiñ ïa ki kyndon jong ka Consent to Operate bad ki jingpynmih ïa ki lyer jakhlia na ka Unit naduh ka 16 tarik u Nohprah” bad ka bynrap “Haba, ka M/s Star Cement Limited kala pynkheiñ khnang ïa ka Section 21 jong ka Air (Prevention & Control of PollutIon) Act, 1981 bad Section 25 & 26 jong ka Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 bad ia ki kyndon jong ka Consent to Operate jong ka Board”.