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'''Haryana Environment Protection Council''' (or HEPC) is an advisory committee formed in 2006 to advise the Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Haryana on environment issues. It is headquartered at [[Chandigarh]]. The committee was scheduled to be reconstituted in year 2011.<ref>http://www.haryana.ws/2011/04/state-enviroment-protection-councils.html</ref>

==Background==
The demand for formation of Environment Council was raised when Hon'ble Supreme Court of India repeatedly expressed concerns over the degradation of environment in Haryana. Taking note of this, The Governor of Haryana, Sh. Jagannath Pahadia formed the Haryana Environment Protection Council on 7 June 2006 in [[Chandigarh]] and took over as the Chairman of the committee.

==Hierarchy==
The Governor of Haryana is the official chairman of this committee. The Chief Minister of Haryana is the vice-chairman. The other official members are:
* Finance Minister,
* Irrigation Minister,
* Education Minister,
* Industries Minister,
* Public Health Minister,
* Environment Minister,
* Minister of State for Forest,
* Minister of State for Urban Development,

The Governor of Haryana has appointed 14 Non-official members of the committee:<ref>{{cite press_release | url=http://harenvironment.gov.in/html/notifications/State%20Environment%20Protection%20Council.pdf | title=Environment Ministry Press Release | access-date=13 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423081533/http://harenvironment.gov.in/html/notifications/State%20Environment%20Protection%20Council.pdf | archive-date=23 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* Dr. Shiv Shankar Bhardwaj
* Subhash Chaudhary
* Geeta Bhukal
* Vidya Bhushan Sharma
* Bhim Singh
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* [[Naresh Kamboj]]
* Khurshid Ahmed
* Krishan Nanha
* Dalbir Singh Punia
* Ranjit Singh Mann
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* Nirmal Dutt
* Vivekta Singh
* Hoshiari Lal Sharma
* Sudarshan Dua
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==Functions==
According to the Environment Ministry, HEPC works on three-point principle:
* Review the work relating to environment undertaken in the state by government and non-government organisations.
* Advise the state government of environmental issues of the state.
* Identify areas requiring investigation, research and restoration in the field of environment.

==Environmental issues==
{{see also|Air pollution in India}}
Areas of Haryana surrounding [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi NCR]] are most polluted. During [[smog]] of November 2017, [[Air quality index]] of [[Gurugram]] and [[Faridabad]] showed that the density of [[Particulates|Fine particulates]] (2.5 [[Micrometre|PM]] diameter) was an average of 400 PM and monthly average of Haryana was 60 PM. Other sources of pollution are [[exhaust gas]]es from old vehicles, [[Crusher|stone crushers]] and [[Brick Kiln|brick kiln]]. Haryana has 75 lakh (7,500,000) old vehicles, of which 40% are old more polluting vehicles, besides 500,000 new vehicles are added every year. Other majorly polluted cities are [[Bhiwani]], [[Bahadurgarh]], [[Dharuhera]], [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] and [[Yamunanagar]].<ref name=harenv1>[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jagran.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-air-pollution-effect-from-punjab-to-patna-17024258.html "From Punjab to Patna pollution spreads."], [[Dainik Jagran]], 12 November 2017.</ref>

[[Sahibi River]] tributary of Yamuna,<ref name=culture1>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0391023586 Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume, Vijai Shankar Śrivastava, 1981]. {{ISBN|0391023586}}</ref><ref name=AKjain>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1PjJD61h8Q0C&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=sahibi+river&source=bl&ots=VGgGSr5-B3&sig=RY20djGqyiszeWbQDiZCH3nt5TY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=90UkUNi9DpOe6QG1sIDAAg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sahibi%20river&f=falseGoogle Books: Page 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 (b) Sahibi Nadi (River), River Pollution, By A.k.jain]</ref><ref name=Dariba>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=812460049X Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Archaeological evidence], Arun Kumar Biswas, Sulekha Biswas, University of Michigan. 1996. {{ISBN|812460049X}}.</ref> specially its canalised portion in Delhi called [[Najafgarh drain]], remain highly polluted with industrial chemicals, human waste and agriculture runoff.<ref name=najafpolluted1>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=138509 Blot across the Capital: Najafgarh most polluted]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Sunday, 10 July 2005,[[The Indian Express]]</ref><ref name=najafpolluted2>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=118627 Environment Minister raises a stink over Najafgarh jheel]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 22 February 2005, The Indian Express</ref><ref name=najafpolluted3>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110912184105/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-25/pollution/28101026_1_industrial-clusters-industrial-hubs-najafgarh-drain Najafgarh drain 11th among highly polluted industrial clusters], 25 Dec 2009, The [[Times of India]]</ref><ref name=najafpolluted4>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=191225Najafgarh drain causes less pollution in Yamuna now]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 4 July 2006, The Indian Express</ref>

Rejuvenation of [[Johad#Johads of Haryana|Johads of Haryana]], rivers and lakes of Haryana remains a big environmental issue.<ref name=HarWater1>[http://indianexpress.com/article/chandigarh/haryana-to-develop-50-60-small-lakes-water-bodies-in-ncr-manohar-lal-khattar-4918316/ "Haryana to develop 50-60 small lakes, water bodies in NCR: Manohar Lal Khattar"], [[Indian Express]], 1 November 2017.</ref><ref name=HarWater2>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/haryana-to-constitute-pond-management-authority-117110101271_1.html "Haryana to constitute pond management authority "], [[Business Standard]], 1 November 2017.</ref>

==Achievements==
On the advice of the council, the environment department has introduced three new schemes: Sewerage treatment plant in Haryana State, Ghaggar and Markanda Action Plan and setting-up of Environment Training Institute at Gurgaon in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007–12).The Finance and Planning Department gave its approval regarding the same and sanctioned a token amount during 2007–08.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141109052207/http://harsamadhan.gov.in/ HarSamadhan] Haryana Govt's online Complaints portal
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