High Court directs State to submit Status Report on Mohali Dump Yard
Mohali: The Punjab & Haryana High
Court in its latest order, has directed the Punjab Government to file the Status
Report by 9th December, 2019 in the shifting of Mohali Dumping
Ground to a village near Dera Bassi.
The
High Court bench of Justice Daya Chaudhary and Justice Sudhir Mittal recently called
for the status report in view of the undertaking given in affidavit by Mr
Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary, Department of Local Government, Punjab on 01 May, 2012. The affidavit was given about the
time schedule for setting up the solid waste management facility at village
Samgauli near Dera Bassi. It was stated that 16 months would be required to
complete the process after acquisition is completed with delivery of possession
with contractors.
The
Residents Welfare Society (RWS) of Punjab Small Industries & Export
Corporation (PSIEC) Housing Complex, Mohali has raised its demand of shifting
the dumping yard from Sector 74, industrial area, as was assured by the state
government. The case is being pursued by advocate Satwant Singh Rangi on behalf
of the RWS.
Sardar Baldev
Singh, ex-president, RWS said, “We first raised the issue in the court on 19
April, 2006, but to no avail. The dumping yard is still in the centre of SAS
Nagar, causing trouble to the people of residential as well as industrial area,
because the foul smell, mosquitoes, flies and the hazardous medical waste pose
a serious danger to the health of the residents and the employees alike.”
The dumping
yard is situated in the heart of Industrial Area and IT Area in Sector 74.
Adjoining this eye sore, is the residential Sector 91 on one side and Chappar
Chiri monument on the other side. Punjab
government is claiming this location to be a star attraction for IT setup with
Quark, Teleperformance and hundreds of start ups as well as established IT
companies operating in the buildings, adjoining this garbage yard.
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