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STP pipeline work halted in Bharyal over forest law violations

Shimla, Jan 19 (UNI) Even as concerns over smoke emissions from the solid waste treatment plant in Bharyal village were yet to subside, a fresh controversy has erupted over the construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) in the same area.
Villagers on Sunday stopped work on the laying of a pipeline for the STP, alleging that the executing company has failed to obtain a mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Forest Department.
Bharyal village, located about 10 km from the Shimla–Airport Road, has already been witnessing sustained protests against civic infrastructure projects that residents say are damaging the local ecology.
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