- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Harrasment by Karnataka State Pollution control board - Granite Cutting *******
- Municipal Services
- Shop Establishment License
- Paid INR 1,00,000
Since last 1 month tussle has been going on between KSPCB & Jigani Granite Association management to get pollution clearance certificates (for the disposal of granite sluury). Lately after agreeing to all the terms and conditions & adopting the effective hazard free disposal of slurry. Chariman of KSPCB depatment has asked 1 lakh per unit to grant the pollution license (citing that case is already gone to higher levels & lok Ayukta is also scrutinizing into the matter). Yet to pay Bribe but Granite Association Management seems to be succummed to demands of officers as units were unoperational for almost last 20 days.
PS: There are few questions that went unaswered.
1) Though the pollution control department stress on scentific dispsal of slurry, they fail to provide the methodolgy & scentific method to dispose it off. No scentific method has been cited or proposed by department. Are they expecting the Manufacturing unit owners to set up a R&D lab and invent the scetific method.
2) Jigani is approved inductrial area (with Granite zone), why govt. didn`t consider & left provision for slurry disposal.
3) Why Govt. is approving residential layout within the limits of industrial area, putting the health of residents at risk & later exaggerating the issue of granite units.