SHILLONG, MAR 5: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said there is a need for both Meghalaya and Assam government to address the issue of air pollution.
Sangma said in his reply to a call attention that he would be writing to the Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the need for the two states to address the issue of air pollution.
“The two states and two pollution control boards must work together and we have taken steps towards that,” he said.
“I am sending a strong and firm message to all industrial units that the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) is going to conduct a surprise check. I have given a standing order to the MSPCB to conduct surprise checks and take action,” Sangma said.
He informed that as many as seven industrial units have been closed down for flaunting the norms leading to air pollution.
“Therefore, surprise checks will continue and wherever we find that any industrial unit is flaunting the rules, the government will take firm action against them,” Sangma said.