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The National Green Tribunal constituted a Joint Committee comprising one representative from the District Magistrate, Sikar (Rajasthan) and one representative from the State Pollution Control Board, Rajasthan.
The CPCB’s guidelines mandated certain measures for setting up new petrol pumps to mitigate their adverse environmental effects, including maintaining a minimum distance of 50 meters from schools, hospitals, and residential areas, etc..
A clear layer of mud is visible on the utensils and has a foul smell, causing severe hardship and health hazards for the people solely dependent upon the water supply from the Government.
A news piece titled “Forest land five times Delhi’s geographical area under encroachment govt. data shows”, led NGT to take up the matter suo motu.
The National Green Tribunal expressed doubt about the permissibility and potential misuse of Environmental Compensation funds by CPCB, specifically for road construction by local bodies like GMC.
For the construction of drainage system, earth was excavated in violation of environmental norms causing pollution in Deoria.
The issue revolves around groundwater contamination in the State of Punjab, specifically due to anthropogenic and geogenic factors, resulting in severe health hazards and the negligent response of the State authorities exacerbates the situation.
NGT noted that the news item raises substantial issue relating to compliance of the environmental norms, especially implementation of the provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1980 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
The National Green Tribunal acknowledged the serious concerns raised by the applicant regarding the alleged violations of environmental norms by the Respondent in developing the “Mayfield Garden” residential colony.
The NGT directed the State Pollution Control Board to furnish the methodology of computation of Environmental Compensation within 15 days to enable the appellant to respond effectively.
The illegal constructions in Noida and Greater Noida were being done with topsoil, leading to large-scale illegal mining of the topsoil in and around the villages, resulting in deep, catastrophic pits.
Bengaluru is facing a water shortage of 500 million liters per day against the actual requirement of 2,600 MLD. 6,900 out of 14,000 borewells in the city have dried up, and the use of drinking water for certain purposes has been banned.
The National Green Tribunal deemed the personal appearance of authorised officers from Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and Ghaziabad Development Authority necessary for the next hearing.
NGT relied on Supreme Court’s direction restricting diesel vehicles more than 10 years’ old to ply in NCR region.
Effluents were released into the river water and the river was getting polluted due to untreated industrial and domestic waste.
“The Tribunal must tread carefully to avoid the oversight of propriety, the practice of ex-parte orders and the imposition of damages amounting to crores of rupees.”
“The action plan submitted by Punjab was expression of routine exercise of the State Departments, it lacked a definitive time schedule, proper linkages/ manifest system.”
Arsenic has been detected in ground water in parts of 230 Districts and 25 States and fluoride in 469 Districts and 27 States.
“Record and statistics revealed unplanned development particularly of hotels, lodges, home stays which was in violation of sustainable development. Therefore, exercise of power on the general issue in the Original Application cannot be termed to be suo-moto.”
“The preparation of a comprehensive plan and remedial action for controlling this problem in 2024, needs to start now, including preventive steps.”