MCC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Press Communiqué
In an
interaction with the members of the MCC Chamber of Commerce & Industry on
21 September 2012, Shri R.P.S. Kahlon, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of
Environment, GoWB, highlighted on the key environmental threats like
biodiversity loss, land use change, ocean acidification, chemical pollution,
ozone depletion, climate change etc which have significant effect on the
environment. On the issue of overuse
of ground water resources, he felt that lack of planning & poor enforcement,
growth of heat islands, filling up of wetlands, contributed enormously. Ground
water level in central business district of Kolkata has reduced by more than 10
metres and the recharge zone is rapidly being covered with impervious layer due
to urbanization. He mentioned that there is little or no waste-treatment
facility. Only 33 out of 126 ULBs have sewage treatment facility and only 4 out
of 126 ULBs have engineered land fill sites.
While blaming the vehicular emission
behind the poor quality of air, Prof. Binay Kumar Dutta, Chairman, State’s
Pollution Control Board, suggested that to reduce vehicular pollution,
expanding of sub-ways and monorails, metro-rails could be the possible wayout
from this menace. Prof. Dutta opined that it is not the lack of awareness but
the lack of proper attitude which is adding to pollution. He felt that Ganga
Action Plan failed to achieve the desired results to reduce pollution in Ganga river.
Shri Sandipan Mukherjee, Member
Secretary, WBPCB mentioned that the department is organising extensive
awareness programme. He invited business community to work with the PCB, which
is acting as a facilitator. He informed that ‘Environment Compliance Assistance Centre’ has been constituted by
the department in collaboration with the World Bank where civil society, can
participate and convey their views.
Shri Deepak Jalan, President, MCCI expressing concern over the rising problems of pollution in the
country, highlighted on India Delhi
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