April 4, 2015
To
1. Prime Minister's office
New Delhi
2. Shri Prakash Javadekar
Minister for Environment & Forests (MOEF)
Govt of India
Dear Shri Narendra Modi ji and Shri Javadekar ji,
This is to broadly endorse the concerns about reconstitution of CPCB.
As
we understand, the CBCB, SPCBs and whole pollution bureaucracy was
created 41 years back through the passage of Water Pollution Act of
1974. 41 years later, the state of our rivers, water bodies and aquifers
have gone much worse than they were before passage of this Act and
creation of this bureaucracy. In fact, in 41 years, we have yet to see a
success story of this pollution bureaucracy cleaning up a river or
water body or even a stream. Only thing this bureaucracy is known for is
pollution and corruption. That failure is a major reason for the state
of Ganga, Yamuna and other rivers of the country.
So
besides making the CPCB accountable by appointing independent and
public spirited minded persons on it, please also revamp the functioning
of the pollution institution architecture to make it democratic,
transparent and accountable. The state of our rivers won't improve
without that.
We would look forward to your response.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
Himanshu Thakkar
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP)
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