Parvesh Sharma
Tribune News Service
Sangrur, December 13
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will lay the foundation stone of a cement factory at Deh Kalan village on Tuesday, a no objection certificate (NOC) for which is yet to be issued by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).
Online application received by board
An NOC has not been issued for the factory as yet. We have received the online application for the same and will send it to the Directorate of Investment, following which the NOC will be issued. — Rajiv Gupta, Punjab Pollution control board executive engineer
Apart from opposition leaders, who are accusing the CM of violating norms, various other organisations have also announced to gherao the CM for their long pending demands, while Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ramvir has been trying to pacify them.
“An NOC has not been issued for the cement factory as yet. We have received the online application for the same and will send it to the Directorate of Investment, following which the NOC will be issued,” said Rajiv Gupta, PPCB Executive Engineer.
When asked whether an NOC was not mandatory even to start the construction of a factory, the official refused to comment and said multiple departments were involved in allowing the construction of the factory.
PPCB nod awaited, CM to lay stone of factory today
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