HRF criticises holding of environmental public hearings during pandemic
The Hindu
‘It is violation of norms that are to be adhered to when partial curfew is under way’
The Human Right Forum (HRF) strongly objected to the holding of environmental public hearings across Andhra Pradesh at a time when the pandemic is raging and partial lockdown is in force to break the chain of spread. The members of HRF demanded that the process be immediately stopped. The AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB) is going ahead and organising public hearings as if it is unaware of the raging pandemic and that thousands of people are succumbing to it. Even during the partial curfew, the PCB went ahead and conducted a public hearing on May 12 at Lingalavalasa village in Tekkali mandal of Srikakulam district, said K. Sudha, HRF’s State general secretary.
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