LUCKNOW: A day after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav
removed chairman of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on
charges of corruption following complaints against the board from the
industrial sector, he stressed once again the need to promote industries
in the state.

“He has already initiated a number of steps in
this direction and more are set to follow,” said Rajendra Chaudhary
spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party’s (SP’s) state unit and cabinet
minister for railways here on Wednesday. “The government has already
replaced the policy which made it mandatory for pollution causing
industries to seek annual clearance from the UPPCB.
In the present policy, industries have to seek clearance once every
three years. In between it will be the responsibility of the board to
ensure that industries adhere to standards they had promised to apply
while seeking clearance from the government,” Chaudhary said.