Amritsar, July 6: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has filed a criminal complaint against Chadha Sugar Industries Private Limited for negligence that led to spill of molasses into the Beas, which killed hundreds of fish and contaminated water.
Rajiv Sharma, PPCB environment engineer, Batala, said the complaint was filed under the Water (Prevention and Pollution Control) Act in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur. The court has fixed August 9 as the next date of hearing.
Under the Act, the Chadha sugar mill could be handed over a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or imprisonment ranging from six months to five years or both, he added.
The department is also compiling a report on violation of norms in other sugar mills in the state.
Hundreds of fishes were found floating in the Beas river after molasses leaked from the Chadha sugar mill located in Kiri Afghana in Gurdaspur on May 17.
Residents noticed the dead fish and informed the authorities. The sugar mill was shut down with immediate effect.
Source Tribune India
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