Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of A. Malliga Vs The District Collector Cum The Chairman of the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Trichy & Others dated 23/09/2022.
Once it is found that the land in question is a water body, nobody can be permitted to have mining activity in the water body and it is the duty of the state government to preserve and protect the water bodies, said the Supreme Court, September 23.
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company, Vallur Thermal Power Station in its report to the NGT said that NTECL has been adopting the best technologies to control pollution.
NTECL has constructed three stacks of height of 275 meters attached to unit 1, 2 and 3 boilers. Flue gases are let out through these stacks as directed in the consent to operate for maximum dispersion.
Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Kasthuribha and Indira Nagar Residents Welfare Forum Vs The Secretary, Public Works Department & Others dated 12/09/2022.
Reply by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Anti Pollution Group, Salem Vs MoEF&CC & Others, 06/08/2022.
The matter related to violation of environmental norms by Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited, located in village Chettichavadi, taluk Salem, district Salem, Tamil Nadu in the operation of Chettichavadi Jaghir Magnesite and Dunite mines.
Independent report filed by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply in Original Application No. 145 of 2020 (Southern Zone) in the matter of 'Tribunal on its own motion - Suo Motu based on the news item in Dinamalar newspaper Chennai edition dated August 5, 2020 'Retteri lake become a sewage water pond - Will Jayalalitha's dream project be fulfilled?".
Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board regarding implementation of the notification issued by the state of Tamil Nadu banning single use plastics within the state.
The units which were manufacturing throw away plastics illegally were being identified during regular inspection and monitoring process and also brought to the knowledge of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. Directions for closure and disconnection of power supply were issued to 117 industries who were involved in the manufacture of banned plastic from January 2019 to October 2021.
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Sundaravathanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2022.
The matter related to grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) in favour of M/s. NLC India Limited for their second expansion of the thermal power plant having a capacity of 2 x 660 MW Super Critical Lignite-based Plant by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The appellant has alleged that there was no proper environmental impact assessment conducted as well as no cumulative impact assessment was conducted for this project.
