SPCB caught napping as illegal crusher units come up in Bandipora

State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) seems to have gone in deep slumber as the growth of illegal crusher units, mixing and macadam plants in and around the fragile forest and aquatic ecosystem in Bandipora has risen to an alarming level. SPCB remained in dark till many agencies and individuals set up over half a dozen crusher units across the forest line in Bandipora. Even few crusher units have been illegally installed in close proximity of the restricted aquatic habitat of trout streams. Though the forest department had acted many a…

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