Haryana warns of penal action against polluting units

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Pollution Control Board on Saturday warned all the industrial units in the state of penal action including prosecution and closure if they are found flouting environment norms.

The Board said it will initiate penal action against non-complying industrial units who have no effluent treatment plant (ETP) or are found to be discharging untreated effluent through the bore wells.

The Board said that in cases of units where the samples had failed, one opportunity would be given to them to submit their scheme of modification of air pollution control measures (ACPM) along with an undertaking to implement it, and a bank draft for the prescribed amount as performance security, a statement said.