Pollution by Railways

[Sanjeev Goyal]

MOEAF/E/2024/0001530

22/06/2024

Since 2010 we have been chasing the issue about uncontrolled pollution caused by railway locomotives. On not getting any response a petition was filed with National Green Tribunal where it was decided after 4 years in Oct 2017 with a direction to CPCB to frame the standards. It was still not done and an execution application (EA 04/2020) was filed in Jan 2020 where it was again concluded in March 2021 with a direction for framing the standards. However, even today nothing has happened.

 

Even after a struggle of 14 years nothing has happened. This is a proven case to show how reluctant, careless and indifferent authorities can be in this country. In reply to every RTI application CPCB stated that the work is going on. The expertise needed to just frame the standards is not available – how same will get implemented? In present times, pollution is our biggest enemy and the public has to struggle to get standards made? A scooter will get a pollution check but not a railway engine?

 

It is doubted that any work is going one, apparently the case seems to have been put under the carpet and closed.

 

It is requested that an inquiry may be initiated to find out the reasons for this unreasonable delay.