The BMC has assured the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) that it will set up the rendering and biomethanation plants at the Deonar abattoir within three years.
According to the civic officials, the decision to set up both the plants at the slaughterhouse was taken in the meeting held at civic headquarters on Monday. Steps taken for installation of these plants will enable the civic body to renew the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) certificate from the Centre.
The export department of Deonar abattoir was likely to be shut down if the Apeda certificate for the exports of goods was not renewed by the BMC before June 4. This would have had a cascading effect on the entire abattoir operations, as its major revenues come from exports.
“We assured the MPCB that we would start the installation process of both plants at the earliest. We have already paid the consent fee to the MPCB for starting these plants. The proposal of setting up plants will be soon sent to the municipal commissioner,” said a senior official from the Deonar abattoir.
Corporator Shaikh Mohammed Siraj said, “Had the BMC not acted on time, the ramifications would have been costly. Now that the decision has been taken, the civic officials should expedite the process.”
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HC gives 10 yrs ri to wife killer
Mumbai, May 28: The Bombay high court has set aside a lower court’s order imposing life sentence on a man for murdering his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her ablaze. Instead, the HC awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to Tanaji Khude, who was found guilty of “culpable homicide not amounting to murder”.
“In our view, the case would fall under Section 304 Part I of IPC because we are of the opinion that the appellant did not just have the knowledge that his act is likely to cause death, but he intended to cause the death of his wife Suvarna,” noted Justices P.D. Kode and V.K. Tahilaramani. The court was hearing an appeal filed by Khude against an order of Islampur sessions court that on July 28, 2008, found him guilty of murder (Section 302).
Defence lawyer Arfan Sait argued that the case would fall under Section 304 part II IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder with intention and knowledge that the criminal act would result in death). However, the court noted, “We are not prepared to accede to the submission of Mr Sait.”
— PTI