Quarterly report by the state of Madhya Pradesh in Original Application No. 606/2018 in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order in the matter of Municipal Solid Waste Management Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others.

Report of Jaypee Nigrie Super Thermal Power Plant (JNSTPP), Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. There is a 100% ash water recovery system (AWRS) in JNSTPP and electrostatic precipitators (ESP) are functional.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Beniwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 20/10/2020. The matter relates to illegal sand mining in district Harda, Madhya Pradesh.

The NGT directs constitution of a Joint Committee consisting of:

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Agarwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 19/10/2020.

The matter related to illegal mining in the area of Lidhorahat Ghat Badtua in district Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Expert Member Satyawan Singh Garbyal of the NGT directed that there must be an institutional framework and enforcement mechanism to prevent illegal and excess quarrying. Further, the state should ensure that mining takes place without any adverse impact on the environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dheeraj Sharma Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 09/10/2020 regarding illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh.

The applicant (Dheeraj Sharma) said that in spite of the notification issued by the Central Government and in spite of the fact that there is a regulatory authority to control illegal sand mining, it was taking place for government purposes.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hardesh Kirar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 06/10/2020. The matter related to encroachment of government land and nalla and discharge of untreated sewage at village Kauluva, Bhopal.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shankarlal Prajapat Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 11/09/2020. The Court vide order dated October 30, 2019 had sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) on the allegation of pollution caused by M/s Grasim Chemical Division Limited, Birlagram, Nagada, District Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. It was said that, there was contamination of water and damage to the environment and the public health.

Joint Committee Report submitted in reference to National Green Tribunal (NGT) Principal Bench, New Delhi order dated 27.01.2020. In the matter of Original Application No. 117 of 2014 (Shantanu Sharma Vs. Union of India & Others).

The NGT directed the Committee comprising of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Roorkee to asess the environmental damage with regard to the ash dyke breach sites at Vidhyanchal thermal power plant (TPP) and Essar TPP in Singrauli area in the year 2019.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Agarwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 02/09/2020.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sarika Vs Administrator, Mahakaleshwar Mandir Committee, Ujjain & Others dated 01/09/2020.

The SC passed a slew of direction after taking into account the report submitted by the Experts Committee on January 19, 2019, the report of the Temple Committee as well as project report prepared by the Ujjain Smart City Ltd.

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