Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission has directed the regional officer of Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), Kaithal region to inspect every rice sheller unit situated in or around village Khushal Mazra in Kaithal to ensure they were operating with the HSPCB consent to operate and have functional pollution control devices. The Commission has also sought to know details about the distance of these rice sheller units from the village.

Commission chairman justice (retd) Lalit Batra and member (judicial) Kuldeep Jain have also directed the HSPCB regional officer to appear in person before the Commission on the next date of hearing with a report complete in all respects about the functioning of the rice shell...