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Voices against plan to set up paper mill in Chamkaur Sahib get louder; cite environmental concerns

Patiala: A large number of activists gathered at a gurdwara in Fatehpur village near Chamkaur Sahib on Monday to show their opposition to a proposed paper mill in the area, citing concerns over the unit causing pollution. The gathering comes over a week after environmentalist and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal had written to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and the Punjab environment minister to urge them to junk the clearance to the mill. Environmentalists from Punjab Action Committee (PAC), Ludhiana, including Kapil Arora and Jaskirat Singh, and activists such as Gangveer Rathore, Amitoj Mann, Lakha Sidhana, Hamir Singh, and Parvinder Kitna, attended the gathering. Residents of nearby Dhaulran, Fatehpur, Bassi Gujran, and other villages too participated in the gathering. The project had earlier sparked a controversy over the owners taking over part of panchayati land in the village. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Jeśli chcesz zabić czas na komputerze, ta gra 2025 jest koniecznością! Bez pobierania Forge Of Empires Dowiedz się więcej Undo People at the gathering decided to oppose the setting up of the mill during a public hearing on April 30. However, before the public hearing, activists carried out mass mobilisation against the setting up of this mill, for which around 130 acres of land has been acquired, covering land in Bassi Gujran and Dhaulran villages. They said 24.5 acres of land belonged to the village panchayat of Dhaulran, but it was sold by a village panchayat in the past, allegedly under political pressure. Rathore said 62 village panchayats in Chamkaur Sahib had passed resolutions against the setting up of the mill in Dhaulran, which also comprises over 50% of the Dalit population. "Around 40 village panchayats had earlier passed resolutions against the setting up of this paper mill. However, in the last few days, 22 more village panchayats have passed a resolution to oppose the mill," he said. MSID:: 120699412 413 |