The Forest Department and Nainital municipality have begun removing flex banners dumped in a forest near the old garbage pit at Tallital. The action started on Sunday after a report highlighted the disposal of banners removed from the city after the Nanda Devi festival.
Officials have removed one truckload of flex banners from the forest so far. The material had reportedly been discarded there instead of being taken to the designated disposal location.
The banners were removed after Raksha Bandhan and the Nanda Devi festival. Their presence across the forest area raised environmental concerns and questions about the monitoring arrangements of the departments involved.
Officials plan action against those responsible
A joint team from the Forest Department and the municipal body reached the site on Sunday and started clearing the waste. The removal work is continuing, according to officials.
Forest Range Officer Lalit Mohan Karki said the flex banners dumped in the forest were being removed. He also said officials would identify the person responsible and take challan action against them.
The available information does not establish who discarded the banners. It also leaves open the question of which authority or person was responsible for ensuring their proper disposal after they were removed from the city.
The immediate focus is the removal of the remaining banners from the forest. The next reported step is to identify those responsible for the dumping and proceed with the stated challan action.
Conclusion
A joint municipal and Forest Department operation has removed one truckload of festival flex banners from the Tallital forest area, while officials work to identify those responsible for dumping them and take challan action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Where were the flex banners dumped?
They were dumped in a forest near the old garbage pit at Tallital in Nainital.
Q. How much waste has been removed?
one truckload of flex banners has been removed so far.
Q. Which departments started the removal operation?
The Forest Department and Nainital municipality began the joint removal operation.
Q. When did the removal work begin?
The removal work began on Sunday after the matter was reported.
Q. When had the banners been removed from the city?
They had been removed after Raksha Bandhan and the Nanda Devi festival.
Q. What action has the Forest Department announced?
Forest Range Officer Lalit Mohan Karki said officials would identify the person responsible and take challan action.
