Restaurants, Dhabas and roadside eateries operating in Murthal without approval: CPCB to NGT
[ by Kavita Krishnan ]The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has allegedly told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that restaurants and roadside eateries at Murthal in Haryana were being run without approval from State Pollution Control Boards. It was also reported that they were extracting ground water without permission.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel was...
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has allegedly told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that restaurants and roadside eateries at Murthal in Haryana were being run without approval from State Pollution Control Boards. It was also reported that they were extracting ground water without permission.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel was hearing a plea filed by few Haryana residents against illegal dumping and burning of garbage, and discharge of untreated water by various establishments in Murthal in Sonepat district.
The CPCB, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and the Municipal Corporation inspected the eating outlets and reported that the units ought to take requisite permit from state pollution control boards for operating roadside eateries and restaurants as per the state policy. In its report, the CPCB noted that no unit should be allowed to be established in areas if such facilities are not available and should be closed down or shifted to areas where such facilities are available.
It was also recommended that prior to granting permission to such units, the state pollution control boards should ensure that the eateries are provided with the necessary infrastructure with respect to collection and treatment of sewage and solid waste. The NGT had earlier directed authorities to expedite setting up of a solid waste treatment plant for management of garbage generated by eateries.
The CPCB further recommended that the units should properly channelize the emissions, including emissions from cooking and kitchen operations, by providing proper ducting and exhaust system.
The NGT noted that the integrated solid waste management project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2020. Observing that the report shows a “sorry state of affairs”, the bench had said the units which are emitting less than 10 KLD effluent should be required to install modular STPs (Sewage Treatment Plants) to avoid their transportation elsewhere.