Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain has given instructions to the departmental officers to follow the instructions of National Green Tribunal for solid waste management. The Chief Secretary took information about the action being taken under Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 in the state in a meeting of the officers of Urban-Administration, Panchayat and Rural Development, Water Resources, Industry and Environment Protection Board at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan here today. Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Subrata Sahu and Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department Mrs. Renu Ji Pillay were present in the meeting. Instructions have been given to the officials to send it to the Chhattisgarh Environment Protection Board within the stipulated time period. The Chief Secretary directed the officers of Panchayat and Rural Development Department to take necessary action regarding the action plan to implement the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 in all the panchayats of the state. In the meeting, the action taken regarding the polluted water treatment plants operating in Chhattisgarh and the under-construction domestic treatment plants was also reviewed. In the meeting, the district level task force meeting was organized for the implementation of the instructions of the NGT, and necessary action was taken from the officers to submit the report regarding solid waste management and sewerage management and maintenance of minimum e-flow in the identified rivers. In the meeting held through video conferencing, Manoj Pingua, Principal Secretary, Forest and Industries Department, Mr. Anbalagan P. Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mrs. Alarmel Mangai D., Secretary, Urban Administration Development Department and officers of Chhattisgarh Environment Board attended. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading