Srinagar, March 18 -- Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today informed the House that the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) has imposed a moratorium on the establishment and registration of new units of air polluting industries in Khrew, Pulwama, and Khonmoh in Srinagar of Kashmir division for two years since 2021.
The deputy Chief minister was replying to a question raised by Hasnain Masoodi in the Legislative Assembly.
He added that the order, in this regard, was reviewed by the Committee on 20.12.2023 which vide its decision dated 01.01.2024 resolved that the moratorium on the establishment of new units shall remain in force only in respect of Cement Plants, Stone Crushers, Brick Klin, Mining and Hot Mix Pl...