SHIMLA: In a matter related to the dumping of plastic waste, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed to ensure that no waste is dumped in any of the rivers, rivulets or streams throughout the State. It said that for this purpose it is not only the Pollution Control Board but all the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) will be personally responsible for giving effect to this order and to also enforce the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
While hearing the matter on Thursday, a division bench comprising of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Ranjan Sharma also directed the Urban Development Department, HP State Pollution Control Board and Municipal Council Kullu to ensure that the Solid Waste Project at Kullu, is made functional by the next date of hearing, November 16. It further directed the respondents also to comply with earlier directions passed from time to time in this case, specifically the orders dated December 16, 2019, December 26 last year and April 6 this year.
