Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrato Mookherjee Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/01/2018 regarding waste management of hospitals in Kolkata, West Bengal. NGT makes it clear that establishment of ETPs in the hospitals is unavoidable which has been delayed inordinately because of the reluctant response of the concerned Departments.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shailendra Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 06/11/2017 regarding pollution in Pali river caused by industries. The Counsel representing the State of Rajasthan & Others has been directed by the Court to place a status report in respect of linking all the member industries to CETP through pipeline which was to be completed by 02.10.2017. It is also made clear, at that time, that those industries which were not linked with CETP are liable to be closed down.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Kasala Malla Reddy and Others VS State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 24/10/2017 regarding pollution caused by the industrial units especially the pharmaceutical industries in Patancheru and Bollaram, Medak District of Telangana.

The Highlights of the Judgement are the following: 

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shailendra Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 18/09/2017 regarding pollution caused by industries in Pali, Rajasthan. NGT makes it clear that those industries that are not linked to the CETP through the pipe line will be liable to be closed down as the transportation of the pollutants to the CETP through tankers is not proving to be viable alternative.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Laxman Raghav Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 15/09/2017 regarding pollution at the industrial complex at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. Counsel appearing for the State of Rajasthan submits that there is a pipeline that has been laid which carries the effluents. NGT directs production of DPR (Detailed Project Report) that was prepared and the data that was collected for the purposes of determining what should be the gradient size of the pipeline; the kind of effluents was it required to carry and to which end.