Joint Committee Report in OA No. 706 of 2022 (Asgar Ahmad Najar Versus Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors.).

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kalu Ram Yadav Vs State of Rajasthan dated 12/04/2023.

Grievance in the application was against illegal operation of saw mills in tehsil Shri Madhopur, district Sikar, Rajasthan. It was stated that the saw mills were fed by illegally cut trees. There are about 20 sawmills which are non-compliant with the environmental norms. They do not have requisite consents.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion - regarding effluent discharge by the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Plant (T-WBHRC) Vs District Magistrate & Collector Purulia & Others dated 10/04/2023.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 31/03/2023.

The matter related to explosion at a pharmaceutical company (Ank Pharma Pvt. Ltd) in January 2020 leading to the death of eight people and injuring seven others in Tarapur, Palghar district, Maharashtra.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Budhsen Rathore Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2023.

The matter related to ash dyke breach of the Chachai ash pond of Amarkantak thermal power station in district Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh which is operated by Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited (MPPGCL). The ash dyke breach took place on the morning of February 11, 2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of  In re: news item in NDTV dated 28.02.2023 titled “2 Dead, 2 Injured in Explosion at Gujarat Pharma Company” dated 15/03/2023.

Action taken by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) regarding violation of solid waste management rules, 2016 by the Nagar Palika Parishad, Mandideep.

An application was filed before the NGT raising the issue of absence of sanitary landfill for municipal waste generated and collected from Mandideep.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Prakash Prajapati Vs Project Director, PIU Sonipat and Others dated 06/03/2023.

Grievance in the application is against failure of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in complying with its environmental obligations in the course of construction of 8-lane highway No. 44 from Mukarba chowk to Singhu border, Delhi. It is stated that near village Khampur lot of dust is generated in absence of sprinkling of water. It is further stated that 161 trees have been cut in January 2021.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Business Standard dated 09.02.2023 titled “Blast at JSPL’s Raigarh plant kills two workers, two others injured” dated 28/02/2023.

Proceedings were initiated in the matter suo-motu on the basis of a media report to the effect that two workers died and two were injured on account of blast at M/s Jindal Steel & Power Limited, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (JSPL). The incident took place on June 10, 2020.

In what could be one of the effective ways to deal with the issue of air pollution linked to stubble burning, all coal based thermal power plants located in Delhi-NCR and adjoining area will have to mandatorily use a minimum 5% blend of pellets made of crop residue with coal annually.

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