It’s Kale Pani Da Morcha (KPDM) versus the dyeing associations of Ludhiana, with the previous giving a name to folks of Punjab to achieve the Buddha Nullah on December 3 and cease discharge of effluents into it.
Discharge from totally different outlet factors of widespread effluent remedy vegetation (CETPs) arrange by dyeing items goes into the nullah which, as per the claims of the items, is handled. Subsequently, the dyeing associations are questioning the KPDM diktat.
Police authorities have beefed up safety round Buddha Nullah space and even on the entry factors of Ludhiana as many associations, farmer unions will probably be coming from Malwa districts and Rajasthan on Tuesday.
The morcha has been elevating a purple flag about air pollution in Buddha Nallah for lengthy now. On Monday, activists Jaskirat Singh, Kuldeep Singh Khaira, Kapil Dev, movie director Amitoj Mann and some others wrote emails to the Ludhiana deputy commissioner and Ludhiana police commissioner.
Within the e mail, they stated, “We had given a name to the folks of Punjab to come back to Ludhiana on December 3, 2024, to cease unlawful effluents from falling into Buddha Dariya. This has turn out to be essential as the govt. and Punjab Air pollution Management Board will not be taking any concrete motion towards polluters past issuing orders which stay on paper and will not be enforced. For instance, the Central Air pollution Management Board issued an order on 12 August 2024 to shut three shops of dyeing trade CETPs adopted by three separate orders by PPCB on 25 and 26 September for fast closure of those unlawful shops. We had given a police grievance at Tibba police station on this regard however nothing occurred on that. The NGT has not given a keep on these three orders regardless of appeals filed by the trade. The PPCB or the DC can get these orders applied even immediately if they need and there’s no technical or authorized hurdle in that.”
The e-mail famous, “The water of Buddha Dariya is a consuming water supply of tens of millions in south Punjab and Rajasthan and they’re very severely affected by the results of consuming this poisonous water which incorporates the kids, the pregnant girls and the aged. It’s only in any case our requests to the govt. and its numerous departments and companies have did not cease polluters throwing effluents in an unlawful method into the Buddha Dariya as no motion taken by Punjab govt in addition to PPCB is an act towards Article 21 of Structure of India for Residents of Punjab and Rajasthan and to guard our elementary proper, now we have introduced the closure of unlawful discharge of commercial effluent to guard the setting which is primarily the responsibility of Punjab govt beneath Article 48A of the Structure of India however has did not act regardless of repeated complaints raised by the affected folks.”
“We wish to inform you that this gathering is meant to be utterly peaceable. Everybody has been requested to stay disciplined and abide by the regulation.
We request you to make sure safety in order that no untoward incident occurs or any mischief is completed by any intruders from the dyeing trade which have been aggressively threatening and difficult overtly of their press conferences and that the folks of Punjab are allowed to peacefully attain the unlawful shops on Tajpur highway to shut them with out confrontation,” stated Amitoj Mann, Jaskirat Singh, Kuldeep Singh Khaira and others within the e mail.
Nevertheless, when The Indian Categorical contacted Gurpreet Singh Gogi, AAP MLA from Ludhiana West, he stated, “I’m involved concerning the discoloured water of Buddha Nullah. I’m discovering air pollution management board because the wrongdoer.
Nevertheless, the organisation has no proper to take regulation and order state of affairs of their arms. We enchantment to them to comply with peaceable mode of protest solely.”
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal stated, “Everybody has the suitable to protest however nobody can take regulation and order in arms. The issues might be mentioned at a platform. Our groups will probably be on responsibility and I’m certain nothing untoward will occur.”
