Guwahati: The concerned departments need to inspect the vegetables before they are imported to Guwahati, the Gauhati High Court said on Thursday.
On the basis of a petition submitted by Attorney Seema Bhuyan, the high court approved a series of regulations pertaining to the use of pesticides in vegetables.
Agriculture, forensics and health agencies were among those instructed to take the necessary precautions for examining imported veggies before they enter the city and are sold to residents.
The departments have been requested by the Gauhati High Court to deliver a thorough report on this by March 3.
It may be mentioned that Advocate Seema Bhuyan filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the high court stating that the food products like vegetables and crops in the state have excessive contamination of pesticides and heavy materials that are injurious to human health.