The Tribune, Solan, Mar, 2017 : In a bid to check the water quality, the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
has enhanced its monitoring locations from the earlier 104 sites across the
state to 131. The move has been initiated as per the National Water Monitoring
Programme undertaken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which has
notified sampling and analysis procedures for these sites. The board is
supposed to undertake the monthly monitoring of water quality with effect from
March. Information will be duly uploaded on the board’s site. The CPCB is
directly monitoring the water and air quality undertaken by the state board at
these sites. Out of the 27 new sites, three pertain to the Nalagarh industrial
area on the Chikni river where the presence of textile units has become a cause
of concern for the board.