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
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining without valid EC in Gir Somnath and Junagadh districts, Gujarat, 14/11/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Protection of Environment and Public Service Committee Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2022.

The matter related to illegal and unauthorized mining of limestone on large scale in districts Gir Somnath and Junagadh in Gujarat by 14 mining companies without any prior Environmental Clearance and in violation of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.

Judgement Date: 
14/11/2022
Tags:
Limestone, Environment Clearance (EC), Compensation, Junagadh (D), Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Air Pollution

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of air pollution control by Government of Gujarat

Three new cities — Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara — have been added to the list of Critically Polluted Areas (CPA) in Gujarat while Odhav, Naroda (in Ahmedabad), Bhavnagar and Junagadh have been removed from the list, stated the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in a report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2022
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Gujarat, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Vehicular Pollution
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the running of Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, 16/08/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kanhaiya Kumar Vs Central Zoo Authority & Others dated 16/08/2022.

Judgement Date: 
16/08/2022
Tags:
Zoos, Animal Care, Gujarat, Supreme Court, Wildlife, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of treated waste water into Thol lake, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat. 08/07/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Indian Express dated 19.03.2022 titled “STP given nod to discharge treated sewage into Thol”.

Judgement Date: 
08/07/2022
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Gandhinagar (D), Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution Control
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding explosion in Deepak nitrite factory, Vadodara, Gujarat, 05/07/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in Pragativadi dated 04.06.2022 titled “Huge Explosion at Chemical Company in Gujarat’s Vadodara” dated 05/07/2022.

Proceedings have been initiated in this matter in the light of media report to the effect that there was an explosion in Deepak Nitrite factory in Vadodara, Gujarat resulting in injuries to seven workers on account of inhaling the smoke and shifting of 700 people living in the area.

Judgement Date: 
05/07/2022
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Vadodara (D), Gujarat, Compensation, Occupational Accidents, Occupational Safety, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Industry

Joint committee report on Dahej industrial area, 10/06/2022

Joint committee report on Dahej industrial area in the matter of Aryavart Foundation Vs Hemani Industries Ltd. & Others in compliance to the NGT order, February 2, 2022.

The matter related to wastewater management by the industries and Gujarat Infrastructure Development Corporation (GIDC) in the Dahej industrial area.

Judgement Date: 
10/06/2022
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal, Groundwater Pollution, Land Pollution, Gujarat, Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Hazardous Waste, Waste Incineration

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