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West Burdwan DM Forms Special Team to Check Pollution

May 04, 2025

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The Statesman Kolkata

The district magistrate of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, has formed a special team to monitor rising pollution levels in the Durgapur and Asansol Sadar sub-divisions.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The team comprises officials from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), the Divisional Forest Office (DFO) of Durgapur under the department of forests, and members of the district civil administration.

The special team will oversee whether factories and workshops in these areas are complying with the laws and protocols by the WBPCB.

Mr Ponnambalam stated that although the industrial units had obtained environmental clearance from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) by submitting affidavits at the time of establishment, the special team will verify whether these guidelines are being strictly adhered to.

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