HONOURABLE HIGH COURT HAS ORDERED FOR REMOVAL OF ILLEGALLY AND UNSCIENTIFICALLY DUMPED MUCK FROM THE SHORES OF GOBIND SAGAR LAKE, FOREST AND PUBLIC LANDS, AND DECLARED IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ILLEGAL ACTION OF THE VIOLATORS.

Himachal pradesh High Court has directed the state government to explain why it has failed to prosecute those involved in the illegal muck dump in the Bhakhra dam reservoir and forest areas of district Bilaspur. It further stated that the state government should explain why they are simply collecting fines and prosecuting the people involved in the cases for illegal muck dumping. The Honorable court has further noticed that no prosecution has been initiated against the defaulters, despite mentioning instances of the illegal muck dumping in previous order issued by the court in this behalf, and no positive steps taken by the state government to clear the muck from the shores of the Govind sagar lake in Bilaspur district. The affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary of the state government mentions some measures have been taken with regard to the problem of pointed muck dumping but doesn't mention the steps being taken to clear the muck from the shores of the Govind sagar lake, its tributaries and rivulets or on the forest or public lands. The High court on May 31 had ordered the Bilaspur district Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of police Bilaspur to initiate penal action against all violators found dumping muck in the Bhakhra dam reservoir and its feeding nullahs in Bilaspur district of the state and the High court had also directed Chief Secretary of the state to personally monitor the implementation of the court order and also to file a status report on the captioned subject of muck dumping. While pulling up the state authorities for their failure to discharge, constitutional and legal obligations the court had also ordered the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of police Bilaspur district to take all possible action to clear the muck from the shores of the Govind sagar lake, its tributaries, forest and the all public lands. The High court was listening the matter filed by RTI activist and General Secretary of the FVPS, working for the welfare of the people seeking intervention of the High court in removing the muck dumping unscientifically dumped in the various areas of district Bilaspur and to initiate penal action against the violators of the existing instructions of the court and the commission for the required initiative.