Water Resources

Ground water year book 2019-2020: Andhra Pradesh State

The ground water level monitoring carried out by Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region, and Hyderabad during 2019-20 is compiled in the form of Ground Water Year Book. It outlines the ground water level behaviour in the current year with reference to the corresponding periods of previous year and also with last decadal mean.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2020
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Andhra Pradesh, Water Resoures
Fisheries

The Andhra Pradesh State Aquaculture Development Authority Bill, 2020

The Cabinet has given the green signal to introduce Andhra Pradesh State Aquaculture Development Authority Act -2020 bill in the assembly. This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh State Aquaculture Development Authority Act, 2020. It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
17/06/2020
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Aquaculture, Fisheries
Economy

The Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020

A Bill further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005. The proposed Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks to revise the tax rates on petrol and diesel. The revision will result in a revenue gain of Rs 566 cr per annum approximately.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2020
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Petrol, Diesel, Trade Tax
Governance

The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020

A Bill further to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 and the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965. This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020. It shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 2nd March, 2020.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2020
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Governance, Municipal Corporations
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding welfare of the victims of LG Polymers gas leak, R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 01/06/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in R R Venkatapuram village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh dated 01/06/2020.

Judgement Date: 
01/06/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Industry, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Industry

Affidavit filed by MoEF&CC on gas leak at LG Polymers, R R Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, May 2020

Affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in R R Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Status of approvals and compliance The unit has been issued Consent to Operate by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to manufacture 313 TPD of polystyrene and 102 TPD of expandable polystyrene which was valid up to December 31, 2021.

Judgement Date: 
29/05/2020
Tags:
hemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Disasters, Health Effects, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Hazardous Industry, Andhra Pradesh
Industry

Affidavit filed by LG Polymers in response to NGT order, 16/05/2020

Affidavit on behalf of LG Polymers India Private Limited in terms of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of May 8, 2020. The matter related to gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village in Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
29/05/2020
Tags:
Chemical Industry, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation
Industry

Report on LG Polymer styrene gas leak, R. R. Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 28/05/2020

Report dated May 28, 2020 of the Joint Monitoring Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Original Application No. 73/2020 regarding gas leak of styrene at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in R. R. Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in compliance of NGT order of May 8, 2020.

The committee appointed to look into the matter visited the gas leakage site along with Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board officials and interacted with the industry officials.

Judgement Date: 
28/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Andhra Pradesh, India, Health Effects, Chemical Industry
Industry

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh regarding leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, 22/05/2020

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi in the matter of WP (PIL) No 112 of 2020 and WP (PIL) No 117 of 2020 dated 22/05/2020. The matter related to leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
22/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), High Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Andhra Pradesh, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Hazardous Industry
Industry

Order of the Supreme Court regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 19/05/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of LG Polymers India Private Limited Vs Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2020 regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer Plant, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
19/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Industry, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Andhra Pradesh, High Court

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