June 20

CHANDIGARH, June 20 - A remote sensing study is being conducting to know the actual degradation of environment due to indiscriminate mining in Yamuna river bed area in district Yamunanagar and degradation of fragile ecology in the areas of Aravali hills in the districts of Gurgaon and Faridabad. While stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana State Pollution Control Board said that the task of study has been assigned to Haryana Remote Sensing Centre at Hisar. He said that Haryana has become the first state in the country where all schools have eco clubs. Each officer of the Board has adopted an eco club school to educate the students about ill effects of environment
pollution and how to keep environment free from pollution. The students of eco clubs are taken to polluting industries from time to time so as to apprise them about industrial pollution. Regional Officers have been advised to visit schools or colleges to create awareness among the students about clean environment by delivering talks or screening of films.

CHANDIGARH, June 20 - The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has issued instructions to all concerned agencies relating to industries not to ask for No
Objection Certificate (NOC) of the Board from green category of industries, which are not covered under the policy notification of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board of July 24, 1998. While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Board said that a decision to this effect has been taken in view of the new industrial policy of the
State Government. He said that the concerned agencies included Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Haryana State Industrial and
Infrastructure Development Corporation, Haryana Urban Development Authority, Town and Country Planning Department and Haryana Financial Corporation. He said that these agencies have been urged by the Board to issue necessary directions to their field offices accordingly. Apart from the State Industries Department, all Industrial Associations including Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Faridabad Industrial Association , Gurgaon Industrial Association and Haryana Chamber of
Commerce and Industries have been informed about the decision taken by the Board.
He said that the Board had simplified the form of No Objection Certificate which would be applicable for all NOC cases as per the new industrial policy of the State Government. The simplified NOC form has been made available on the website of the Board and is also available on the counter of the Board's office at Panchkula and all regional offices. The Board has also put the NOC status on line on its website for the benefit of entrepreneurs. The work to provide the facility of on line NOC and consent would be completed in next two months. It would help the industry to apply for NOC and consent of the Board on line.