Complaint over a house being damaged in quarry work
Contradictory reports submitted by the District Collector and the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) on a complaint against a quarry have prompted the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) to order a detailed investigation.
The petitioner, Sreejith of Anavoor, Neyyatinkara, had complained to the commission that his house was heavily damaged due to the impact of rocks blasting in a nearby quarry.
When the commission sought reports from the PCB and the District Collector, the PCB gave a clean chit to the company carrying out the quarrying operations saying that it was operating in accordance with the PCB guidelines.
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Training for police to enforce noise pollution rules
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Training for police to enforce noise pollution rules
Zipping around in heavily altered motorcycles fitted with high decibel horns generating ear-splitting noise may soon attract penal measures beyond the Motor Vehicles Act.
They may soon get the attention of the police as well and end up with far severe penalties, including imprisonment, under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
“A couple of years back the National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a verdict calling for strict enforcement of the rules and it emerged that it fell under the domain of a police officer not below the rank of DySP. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has now decided to impart training to cops to enforce the rules and measure noise pollution. We are also familiarising them with the equipment needed for enforcement,” says M.A. Baiju, chief e