Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 26: Member Secretary, J&K State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), B.M Sharma, has said that brick kilns functioning in Jammu and Srinagar districts have to switch over to Zig Zag Technology by Oct 2019.
In a meeting with Brick Kiln Association of Jammu division chaired by Ravi Kumar Kesar of J&K SPCB here today Sharma informed that Zig Zag Technology is better than conventional technology and appreciated the efforts of some unit holders who voluntarily switched over to it to bring down the emission level.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashok Gupta, AEE SPCB gave detailed presentation on the Zig Zag technology and briefed the Brick Kilns Manufacturing Association about the benefits of switching over to new technology which is cost effective.
Association Chairman, Jugal Mahajan assured full cooperation and demanded subsidy for switching over to clean technology as maximum unit holders are not in a position to spend huge cost for this.
Chairman SPCB in his concluding remarks advised unit holder to immediately switch over to the eco-friendly Zig Zag technology as Government of India has fixed timeline to bring down carbon emission from brick kilns keeping in view the second major contributory of Green House Gases emissions after Thermal Gas Plants in the country.
He also asked the unit holders to immediately plant saplings around their brick kilns as per directions of High Court.
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