Industrial Pollution

Objection to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board report by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river, 10/10/2023

Objection to the report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river.

The report points out that there are 672 industries in the area who are members of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Ahmedabad Hand Screen Printing Association (AHSPA), but the report deals with only 55 industries. The zero liquid discharge (ZLD) units in the area as given by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) was 55 units only - whereas to the best of knowledge of the applicant total ZLD units in the area is more than 200.

Judgement Date: 
10/10/2023
Tags:
Sabarmati, Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment, Waste Disposal, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Gujarat
Solid Waste

MSW dumping site visit report of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river by a committee on the orders of the NGT, 03/10/2023

Site visit report in Original Application No.57/2023 (WZ) (Earlier OA No.540/2022) (Prakashbhai Premabhai Patel & Ors. V/s State Of Gujrat).

The matter is related to the municipal solid waste dumping site of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river. Currently Valsad nagarpalika is dumping MSW at dumping site Sandhpore (near Railway Bridge at Auranga river). The nagarpalika has not developed scientific landfill site for the disposal of MSW.

Judgement Date: 
03/10/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Valsad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Gujarat
Wildlife

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of protection, conservation and management of wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat

Gujarat which is home to the Asiatic lion, wild ass and other important species like blackbuck, great Indian bustard, greater and lesser flamingos, does not have a state-specific forest policy.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2023
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Sanctuaries, National Parks, Wildlife, Gujarat
Energy

Gujarat renewable energy policy, 2023

Taking cognizance of the generational shift occurring in electricity sector, the need for expediting efforts for de-carbonization and in an endeavor to embrace renewable energy more effusively, Government of Gujarat is notifying this Renewable Energy Policy-2023 for further encouraging setting up of renewable generation projects based on Wind, S

Publication Date: 
01/09/2023
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Gujarat
Animal Care

Order of the High Court of Gujarat on cattle menace, 11/07/2023

Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Mustak Hussain Mehndi Hussain Kadri Vs Jagadip Narayan Singh dated 11/07/2023.

The matter related to cattle menace in Gujarat.

Gujarat High Court directed the state of Gujarat to frame policy or issued administrative instructions "crystallizing the steps, which are to be taken to enforce the control of the cattle menace in the entire state".

Judgement Date: 
11/07/2023
Tags:
Cattle, Gujarat, High Court, Municipal Corporations, Animal Care
Energy

Policy-2023 for leasing the government fallow land for green hydrogen production using non-conventional energy sources such as solar, wind, wind solar hybrid energy

The Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat, has issued the ‘Policy 2023’ for leasing out land to foster the growth of green hydrogen production in the state. The policy aims to provide the framework for promoting green hydrogen production by using renewable energy to make the best use of land and achieve the objective of a clean environment.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2023
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Gujarat, Solar Energy, Wind Energy
Environment

Assessment report by the Space Applications Centre regarding encroachment inside wild ass sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, 31/03/2023

Assessment report by the Space Applications Centre in Original Application No. 27 of 2023 in re news item published in the Times of India dated January 3, 2023 titled encroachment alleged inside wild ass sanctuary.

Judgement Date: 
31/03/2023
Tags:
Litte Rann Of Kachh, Ecology, Industrial Pollution, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding explosion in a pharma company, Valsad, Gujarat, 15/03/2023

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.

Judgement Date: 
15/03/2023
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Disasters, Valsad (D), Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Occupational Safety, Occupational Accidents
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by a printing mill in Surat, Gujarat, 13/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chakradhar Pandey Vs State of Gujarat dated 13/03/2023.

The grievance is that there is a dyeing and printing mill namely Madhusudan Dyeing and Printing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Surat which is discharging untreated waste into the sewage canal causing damage to environment and also health hazards to local residents.

Judgement Date: 
13/03/2023
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Surat (D), Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Gujarat, 23/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 23/02/2023.

The matter related to monitoring of waste in terms of Supreme Court orders dated September 2, 2014 and February 22, 2017.

The Chief Secretary, Gujarat accepted the fact that there was a gap of about 1005 MLD in sewage generation and treatment and legacy waste of 255 Lakh MT as well as 1452 TPD of unprocessed waste.

Judgement Date: 
23/02/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Gujarat, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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