NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Environment Ministry (MoEF) for the delay in issuing a notification to ban RO purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 milligrams per litre and warned the officer concerned of stopping his salary.
A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, said the delay in compliance of its order is causing harm to public health and environment.
“The officers present have not shown any valid reason for non-compliance beyond what is mentioned above which stand has no merit. The above stand clearly shows failure of concerned officers to comply with the directions of order of this tribunal dated May 20, 2019. The said order is a binding decree under Section 25 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 and the Officers of MoEF are liable to be proceeded against for noncompliance,” the bench said. (AGENCIES)
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