Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ordered the fast closure of a distillery and ethanol plant in Ferozepur after a months-long agitation in opposition to the unit by native villagers.

Alleging that the distillery was polluting groundwater in a number of villages and inflicting air air pollution, the villagers staged demonstrations in entrance of the plant for the previous six months beneath the banner of Sanjha Zira Morcha.

In a video message saying the distillery’s closure, Mann stated, “For purity of Punjab’s water, air and its land, and preserving in view the pursuits of the folks, after consulting authorized consultants, I announce that orders have been issued to close down the liquor manufacturing unit in Zira with fast impact.

“In future, too, if anybody takes regulation into one’s arms, be it regarding air pollution norms, legal guidelines associated to mining or the Transport division, any regulation framed by the federal government, if anybody violates that intentionally or for any vested pursuits or for financial acquire causes hurt, irrespective of how large (highly effective) that individual could also be, won’t be spared.”

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha had also expressed solidarity with the agitating Ferozepur villagers.

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