JODHPUR, April 5 -- The Rajasthan high court has directed the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to form a team of technical experts for an immediate site inspection of the cement factory in Sirohi district's Pindwara area, taking serious cognisance of alleged environmental pollution. A division bench of justice Farjand Ali and justice Chandrashekhar Sharma on Thursday issued the order during a hearing on a PIL filed by Hari Singh Sodha. The court instructed the team to collect samples of soil, groundwater, and borewell water from the affected area around the factory at Bhujela village, analyse them against prescribed environmental standards, inspect the site and surroundings, interact with residents, record grievances, and submit a detailed report by April 27. Counsel Digvijay Singh Jasol, representing the petitioner, submitted that severe environmental pollution was spreading in the region due to the factory's activities. The bench noted: "Upon prima facie consideration of the material placed on record, this Court finds sufficient substance in the grievance raised by the petitioner. The visual material placed before the Court appears to corroborate the allegations of indiscriminate dumping of waste and resultant environmental pollution. The situation, as projected, reflects a serious environmental hazard, having the potential to adversely affect the health of residents as well as students in the adjoining educational institution. This Court is, therefore, prima facie satisfied that the issue raised falls squarely within the domain of public interest and warrants judicial cognizance."...