PIL dismissed

Madras High Court today dismissed

a PIL for a direction to the Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, to capture the dust and smoke particles from the atmosphere by using electrostatic precipitators in the polluted public places in the country.

"At present, there is no cause of concern as the problem does not exist in Chennai and the petition is dismissed", the court said dismissing a PIL from N Janardhanam, a mechanical engineer seeking.

The petitioner submitted that the main cities in the country were polluted with dust and smoke particles by lakhs of vehicles, operated by fuels and also dust pollutions are caused by other type of vehicles like battery and electrically operated vehicles.
 

Stating that in this context, we have to capture the dust and the smoke particles from the atmosphere to for a clean India.

The petitioner said that there were several types of electrostatic precipitators are available. But the authorities failed to capture the dust and smoke particles from the atmosphere by using Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) in the Polluted Public Places.

Contending that ESP are highly efficient filtration devices that minimally slow down the flow of gases through the devise and can easily remove find particles such as dust and smoke from the air system the petitioner said that a suction pump to pass the polluted air in a moderated speed through this devise has to be provided.

"The petitioner a Mechanical Engineer, seeks to plead for Electrostatic Precipitators to be installed which are stated to be highly efficient filtration devices and used for industrial purposes in Delhi. The cause for actions is stated to be the Delhi Air Quality. We are however , of the view that we are concerned with Chennai and the State of Tamil Nadu and not with Delhi, which has its own peculiar problems so far as air pollution is concerned."

"The position is not so in Chennai on account of its locational advantage being nest to the sea and thus sea breeze is of a great assistance in this behalf. We cannot thus say that in future this problem will arise merely on the say of the petitioner. At present there is no cause of concern as the problem does not exist in Chennai. The petition dismissed", the court said.