Severe Industrial Pollution at Addagutta/HMT Colonies (Kukatpally), Shapurnagar, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad.
To:
Sri A. Surender Raj, JCEE (CPC),
Public Information Officer,
ANDHRA PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD,
Paryavarana Bhavan, A-3, I.E., Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad – 500 018,
Phone : + 91- (040) 23815630, Fax : + 91- (040) 23815631.
Direct Phone: 23887704; Mobile: 98667-76705.
Subject: Severe Air Pollution due to Chemical Industries to the Residents of Addagutta/HMT Colonies (Kukatpally), Shapurnagar, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad – Information required under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Sir,
During morning hours and evening of every day since 08.10.2012 to till date (as observed by the applicant), severe acidic pollution is observed in Addagutta/HMT Colonies (Kukatpally) areas. Similar pollution was observed in the recent past Shapurnagar, Jeedimetla areas. Thus the citizens cannot open their doors, windows of their residences to get fresh air as it is the best and only time available for fresh in a metro city. No one can even sit in their balconies for fresh air even in the residences located far away from main roads. The industries have curbed the right of the citizens to breathe fresh air even during the periods which are treated as fresh air times. Thus no morning walk could be made for keeping fitness which is an indirect health hazard. This phenomenon was being seen very frequently nowadays in Addagutta and regularly in Shapurnagar, Jeedimetla areas.
We are facing very difficult in staying in this area due to some selfish and irresponsible industries.
Therefore, I seek the following information under the RTI Act, 2005 from your organisation:
1. What are the statues prescribed to curb air pollution by the industries in residential areas.
2. What is the norm for various industrial pollutants in the residential areas.
3. How many industries in this area (area wise & industry wise) are crossing the norm.
4. Who are the officers responsible to inspect, stop such polluting industries.
a. By designation
b. By name as on date
5. Who are the officers responsible to supervise or oversee the subordinate officers in the job stated above.
6. What is the norm of the inspection and how many inspections are being made.
7. Is there any inspection done in the above areas.
a. What action has been taken.
8. Are there any automatic monitoring devices installed.
a. If Yes, where and what is the result of them.
b. If No, is it not mandatory to install such devices under any provision of law (respective law may be specified).
c. Is there any provision in the law to stop such erring industries instantly without issuing a notice?
i. If yes the respective provision of the statute.
ii. How many such erring industries have been stopped?
iii. How many such erring industries which have been stopped are still working?
Yours faithfully,
A Citizen.
your RTI application ready to be filed.
Still how time will be taken to file the application as already more than a moth has past. The pollution in the said areas is not getting reduced and people are getting seriously affected.
The track code of your RTI application is EKO54933076IN
How to track; give the link as I could not locate on the site
A news item was published in yesterday’s telugu news paper Eenadu that they have a continuous monitoring unit at Sanathnagar. If it is so, the industrial pollution will definitely be known there also, provided some one is interested in stopping pollution. If the CPIO is viewing this he may reply for this also
The track code of RTI appl. given as EKO54933076IN is not giving any result in Indiapost tracking system. I request you to kindly recheck the number and may make corrections if necessary. Normally only alphabets in the front and back will be there!
The track code is EK054933076IN and it delivered on 05/11/2012. Let us see when they will reply and act to stop pollution.
More than 30 days have past and no reply received. You are requested to send an appeal.
1st December, 2012 Eenadu Sherelingampalli news paper clippings on the issue of severe pollution in the Sherelingampalli constituency may be viewed. Lot of public out cry is not being listened by the authorities.
About 10 months have past. Neither a reply has been given nor the pollution stopped. Why don’t you submit a complaint to the Appellate Authority. If you keep quiet, this site will loose its credibility and the very purpose of starting such a wonderful site looses its importance.