Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 4: As the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has notified the formation of the J&K Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC), the J&K RTI Movement (JKRTIM) today expressed resentment over it and said that the committee does not represent Govt institutions and civil society groups from Kashmir.
In a statement issued here, Chairman RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said that he has no personal grudge against the persons made members of the J&K Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC), “but how can Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) not include Govt institutions or NGOs based in Kashmir who work on environmental and climate action issues directly,” he asked.
According to a notification dated March 25, 2021, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has constituted J&K Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) which has a chairperson and 13 members.
“The members include Administrative Secretaries of Industries, Housing & Urban Development, Health & Medical Education, Transport, Jal Shakti, Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation, MC GMC Jammu, some NGOs from Jammu like National Development Foundation etc, but there is no mention of SMC, Urban Environmental Engineering Department Kashmir (UEED), Wullar Conservation Authority, Environment & Ecology Department, Lakes and Waterways Dev Authority or NGO’s from Kashmir valley,” the statement said
Dr Muzaffar said that they appeal the LG Manoj Sinha and the Chief Secretary to intervene while stressing that the Govt must reconstitute this committee.
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