45 illegal ready-mix concrete plants fined

GURUGRAM: Taking action against the illegal

ready-mix concrete

(RMC) plants in the district, the labour department has fined and

prosecuted

owners of 45 sites in Gurugram. These plants were not registered with the department, and were becoming a

health

and safety hazard to the workers.

In December 2016, a complaint was filed at CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s office. A labour union complained that there are

illegal

RMC plants which are functioning without any registration. Following this, a joint committee comprising officials from Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) , Labour Department, and Excise and Taxation Department was formed to look into the matter. Notably, an RMC plant usually employs 20-25 workers.

The committee inspected 164 plants across Gurugram over a period of six months. During this, it was discovered that there are 119 registered RMC plants in Gurgaon, including 66 plants, which have been registered under the Labour Act. The committee has fined each of these plants for a minimum of Rs 1 lakh. Legal action has also been initiated against them.