Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion SUO MOTU based on the news item in The New Indian Express, Chennai Edition dt: 17.12.2024, titled “Kerala’s Medical waste dumped in Nellai Villages” Vs The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, Chennai and Others dated 19/12/2024.

Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, Kerala.

Report by Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in Original Application No 184, 233 and 234 of 2024 (SZ) (Suo Motu Vs The Principal Secretary, Kerala & Others).

The matter related to mass fish kill in Periyar river in Kerala after suspected effluent release.

The NGT was informed that the High Court of Kerala passed an order dated June 10, 2024 directing formation of a committee. The High Court directed that the committee should file their report containing the suggestions and actions to betaken to curb the pollution in the Periyar river.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Begging for breath: Trapped between industries Kochi residents gasp for fresh air" appearing in The New Indian Express dated 23.02.2024.

Report by state of Kerala in OA No. 728 OF 2023 (News Item Appearing In Hindustan Dated 30.11.2023 Titled ARSENIC FOUND IN GROUNDWATER IN 25 STATES, FLUORIDE IN 27 STATES GOVT.)

The study by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) focused on mapping and monitoring of fluoride in selected regions of Palakkad district to delineate fluoride concentration in the groundwater samples. The Sholayur panchayat of Attappady block in Palakkad district is grossly contaminated with fluoride, said the report.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Over 5000 hectares of forest land in Kerala under encroachment State forest dept report"

Appearing in the Deccan Herald dated 08.01.2024. The application has been registered on the basis of the news item titled “Over 5000 hectares of forest land in Kerala under encroachment State forest dept report” published in Deccan Herald, January 8, 2024.

Order of the Kerala High Court in the matter of human-animal conflict from Mananthavady in Wayanad district. A man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant in the precincts of his house. The court was informed that the elephant in question is one that was radio-collared by the wildlife officials in the neighbouring state of Karnataka pursuant to its repeated forays into human settlements there.

Additional report by state of Kerala in Original Application No 147 of 2022 in the matter of Krishna Das Vs State of Kerala.

The report was on the remedial action taken by the authorities for the conservation of Ashtamudi and Vembanad-kol wetland as per the National Green Tribunal order dated March 22, 2023.

Judgment of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Suo Motu Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 08/01/2024.

The Special Commissioner, Sabarimala has filed this report regarding the presence of unauthorized hawkers/sellers of articles including plastic toys, plastic articles and drinking water in PET bottles at Nilakkal.

The Kerala High Court by order dated December 9, 2015 had ordered that there shall be a complete ban of plastic bottles including PET bottles, packed drinking water bottles in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Chalakkayam, Nilakkal and Erumeli, from February 1, 2016.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sibi Joseph Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/12/2023. The matter related to illegal operation of quarries in the Palakkad district by M/s Royal Sands and Gravels Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Mary Matha Granites.

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