Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rambharose Tomar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 12/02/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Syed Riyaz Vs Union Territory of J&K dated 02/02/2024.

Compliance status of brick kilns in J&K filed by the Member Secretary, J&K PCC informed the court that the total number of brick kilns in Jammu and Kashmir is 570. Brick kilns functional with consent is 196 and without consent is 132. Closure orders issued by the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee is 146. A total of 147 brick kilns have applied for consent and are under process at various stages for accord of consent.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024.

In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were dug by upto 15-20 feet and later they were abandoned. During the rainy season, water got filled in those ditches and five children drowned and died.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Piyush Kumar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 21/12/2023.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced the Environment (Protection) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2023. The rules bring forth key amendments to the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, specifically addressing the regulation of brick kilns.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 13/10/2023.

According to the applicant, brick kiln owners in an area in Muzaffarnagar district have done illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural fields by digging pits upto 15-20 feet and thereafter, the pits were abandoned. Those, abandoned pits got filled up during the rainfall and 5 children had died, who had accidently entered the pits filled with the rain water and mud.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arif Kidwai Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/10/2023.

Report of the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee in the matter of Syed Riyaz Vs Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

The matter is related to brick kilns in district Budgam.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Syed Riyaz Vs Union Territory of J&K & Others dated 14/07/2023. The matter related to unauthorized operation of near about 200 brick kilns in district Budgam, Union Territory Jammu & Kashmir in violation of environmental norms.

Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order, May 15, 2023 (Kiranpal Singh Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board).

Grievance was that inspite of the order passed by the NGT, July 13, 2022 requiring UPPCB and the District Magistrate to look into the allegation of illegal operation of brick kiln by Pari Eent Udyog, village Ainch, district Mathura - no action has been taken.

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