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The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will constitute an expert team to inspect industries and check if they are complying with the norms and not causing damage to the environment.
According to a senior KSPCB official, the board wants to form a third-party committee consisting of experts from well-known institutions and universities and having knowledge of the norms and rules that the industries need to strictly follow. During inspection, the experts will check the licences, environmental protocols that the industries need to follow, various measures to ensure compliance, and more. Experts from other government departments in the team will ensure more clarity on inspections.
The official added that the team is necessary because sometimes the KSPCB officials do not conduct the inspections to satisfaction. The third party inspection team will step in whenever there are loopholes in the industries that have flouted the rules, but are not notified yet. The pollution control board will asked the experts to inspect the industries and submit a report. The board would peruse the report and take appropriate action against the industry and also the KSPCB officials that conducted the previous inspection.
The pollution board official also said that with a view to deter industrial malpractices, the board would consult the expert before finalising the norms for the industries to follow. First, the KSPCB officials would conduct the routine inspections. In case of any anomaly, the board will ask the experts team to conduct their inspection. After the experts’ report, the board would take action.
Another pollution board official said that industries desirous of getting their inspections done can approach the KSPCB, which would make the necessary arrangements, but the industries would have to bear the expenses.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
