Chairman of Ladakh Pollution Control Committee, Dr Pawan Kotwal, chaired the meeting of the 3^rd Ladakh Pollution Control Committee (LPCC) at the Conference Hall, Civil Secretariat on August 17.

The Regional Director of Ladakh Pollution Control Committee, Aditya Madanpotra presented an action taken report on decisions of the 2^nd LPCC meeting and presented a detailed presentation on the agendas of the 3^rd meeting. The agenda of the meeting was on the guidelines for hotels/ restaurants/ marriage, halls/ banquet halls/party venues, incentive scheme for the installation of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) by the hotel industry, creation of technical posts for Ladakh Pollution Control Committee, and model recruitment rule for the chairman and member secretary.

While discussing the disposal of water wastes, and reuse of water, Dr. Kotwal stated that LPCC must strictly investigate its proper and safe disposal. The advisor stated that the minimal amount of pollution contributes tremendously to Ladakh’s sensitive ecology. He directed all the officials to compile guidelines, mechanisms, and mitigation measures to control any kind of pollution.

The meeting also held deliberations on the agendas, and the creation of a sufficient number of technical posts related to scientific and engineering fields to carry out the scientific mandates of the LPCC efficiently. The draft guidelines, mitigation measures, and mechanisms of the pollution will be uploaded on the LPCC website for the public domain.