District-level authorities in Delhi, NCR areas of Rajasthan, UP, Punjab and Haryana can now take motion towards officers for ineffective paddy stubble burning enforcement, following authorisation by the Fee for Air High quality Administration (CAQM).
There have been 267 and 187 paddy residue burning occasions reported throughout between September 15 and October 9 from Punjab and Haryana respectively, learn an announcement issued by the Fee Saturday.
In keeping with the assertion, the physique, taking cognisance of the state of affairs, directed the respective district administrations and state governments to “shoulder greater duty and preserve fixed and strict vigil to regulate any additional paddy stubble burning within the harvesting season”.
The instructions, issued on Thursday, empower Deputy Commissioners, District Collectors and District Magistrates to file complaints or prosecute officers earlier than a judicial Justice of the Peace, in case of inaction of officers — together with nodal officers and supervisory officers — at varied ranges in addition to Station Home Officers chargeable for efficient enforcement in the direction of guaranteeing elimination of paddy stubble burning.
The CAQM has deputed 26 central groups to hotspot districts in Punjab and Haryana to take care of shut liaisons with district-level authorities. The assertion stated this measure is taken to optimise utilisation of all accessible assets or means for varied in-situ or ex-situ administration purposes, in addition to establishing a ‘Paddy Stubble Administration Cell’ at Chandigarh, for coordinated and steady monitoring of field-level actions.
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