Report by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in OA No 194 of 2024 (SZ) (Suo Motu Vs CPCB) dated 19/02/2025. The matter related to pollution of Buckingham canal.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Ambattur residents cry foul as sewage from gated community pollutes area” appearing in DT Next dated 17.12.2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Buckingham Canal remains choked with garbage, sewage" appearing in The Times of India dated 19.02.2024 dated 30/04/2024.

The Original Application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "Buckingham Canal remains choked with garbage, sewage" appeared in The Times of India dated February 19, 2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Encroachers remain on lake despite HC fiat" appearing in The Times of India dated 11.01.2024 dated 26/02/2024.

Report by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Delhi, Chennai studies hint at pollution link to diabetes” dated 14/12/2023.

Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suomotu based on the visual media titled Chennai Rains Makkalai Vathaikkum Oil Companies-Shocking Story - Michaung Ground Report covered by on VIKATAN TV, Chennai, dated 06/12/2023.

A private television news channel reported about heavy traces of oil being found in Buckingham Canal consequently reaching the Ennore Creek, which stuck on the vessels/boats used by the fishermen affecting their activities.

Report filed on behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation regarding pollution of Adyar estuary. Under the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) project of eco restoration of Cooum river, construction of compound wall, boundary fence of the Cooum river have been taken up for a length of 23.92 km for preventing encroachments and preventing dumping of garbage and solid wastes. So far 20.54 km length of compound wall has been completed.

The Tamil Nadu government was directed by the National Green Tribunal, southern zone, Chennai to publish the new rules and guidelines related to sewage management in newspapers to make the people aware of the same.

The court said that the departments concerned should strictly follow and implement the rules to bring under control the problem of sewage water being illegally disposed of.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Association of Vasanth Apartment's Owners Vs V Gopinath & Others dated 13/02/2023.

The matter is related to 'open space regulation area' (OSR) in developed plots. Justice K M Joseph and Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha said that the areas covered by the OSR cannot be diverted for any other purpose.

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.