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Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria

Written by  Saizel S -- December 14th 2018 12:28 PM -- Updated: December 14th 2018 12:31 PM
Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria

Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria

Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria MLA Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal from SAD raised the issue of the contamination of water caused by the release of molasses from a sugar mill situated at Kiri Afghana village in Gurdaspur district. The National Green Tribunal fined the Punjab government Rs 50 crore over pollution caused to river Beas and Satluj. He further said that in spite of this, the government is not serious on this issue. Also Read: Punjab Farmer Falls Into Ravi, Feared To Have Flown Towards Pakistan [caption id="attachment_228543" align="aligncenter" width="750"]Necessary actions Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria[/caption] Still, no important steps have been taken to prevent the contamination of the Beas River. The pollution issue came to light after some aquatic animals including dead fish were found floating due to a molasses spill in Beas from a sugar mill in Gurdaspur district. [caption id="attachment_228548" align="aligncenter" width="750"]Necessary actions Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria[/caption] To which, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria replied that necessary actions have been taken on Sugar Mill. A 5-crore fine has been imposed. [caption id="attachment_228545" align="aligncenter" width="750"]Necessary actions Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria[/caption] [caption id="attachment_228547" align="aligncenter" width="750"]Necessary actions Molasses leakage into the Beas River: Necessary actions taken on sugar mill- Sukhbinder Sarkaria[/caption] Also Read: Beas contamination: exec engineer, SDO suspended Former Cabinet Minister and SAD leader, Bikramjit Singh Majithia said that fine imposed on the sugar mill has not been deposited till now. Sarkaria replied that the amount 2 crores has been deposited till now and the outstanding amount will also be deposited soon. The sixth session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha began on Thursday with obituary references. -PTC NEWS


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