Regional

Choita (six) factories Byrnihat tey bon kuri bole order kurina asey

SHILLONG, SEPT 05: Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) para Byrnihat tey cheta (six) ferroalloy factories khan ke closure notices khan issue kuri dishey environmental regulations logotey comply kuribo na para aru pollution control measures khan neglect kura karne. Etu factories khan, Shillong ISPAT aru Rolling Mill milai, Shyam Century Ferrous Limited, aru alak khan, toh environmental norms khan bar bar warning khan diya pichey bi violate kuri thaki kena paishey. Joint inspection ekta Forest aru Environment laga Principal Secretary, Sampath Kumar aru MSPCB officials khan para pollution control tey serious mistakes khan, pollution control devices khan karne proper meters laga absence bi milai aru particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, aru nitrogen dioxide khan laga emissions khan control kuri bole fail kura khan reveal kurishey. Etu inspection unhealthy air quality threshold ke par kurina PM 2.5 laga chinta kuri diya levels tak uthiya bi record kurishey. Byrnihat, India laga most polluted town kuina group kuri diya toh, hazardous (dangerous) air quality logotey dukh kuri thaki asey, monthly average PM 2.5 183µg/m3 laga concentration logotey. MSPCB laga action toh severe environmental concerns (problems) aru public health suraksha kuri bole aim kure. Etu factories khan toh bon thakibo tai khan environmental regulations logotey comply na kura tak aru effective pollution control measures khan implement na  kura tak.