Joint Committee report with respect to compliance of the National Green Tribunal order in Original Application 399/2021 in the matter of Ashvinbhai Dayabhai Patel & Others Vs State of Gujarat.

The matter related to water pollution in river Sabarmati. The complaint was regarding dumping of dead animals, human excretions and industrial chemical waste as well as biomedical waste sewage water in river Sabarmati through storm rain water drain (Naroda to Hansol).

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. K. Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/03/2022.

The matter related to power lines running through the sacred groves of Jaisalmer and posing a threat to the Great Indian Bustard.

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” dated 29/03/2022.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Larsen & Toubro Limited Vs Sanghi Industries Limited & Others dated 25/02/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jayesh Patel (Narmada Pradushan Nivaran Samitee) Vs State of Gujarat dated 18/02/2022 regarding extension of time for completing the work of establishing final effluent treatment plant and guard pond in terms of the NGT order, November 19, 2020.

The NGT had found that the applicant unit had not installed necessary equipment for control of pollution in terms of consent conditions, resulting in continued violation of environmental norms.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushant Tripathi Vs State of Gujarat dated 16/02/2022. Grievance in the application is against inaction by the statutory regulators against air pollution caused in the course of industrial activities of Sai Jyoti Fashion Pvt. Ltd., Surat, without requisite pollution control equipments, adversely affecting the environment and public health.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited Vs Montecarlo Limited & Others dated 28/01/2022.

The matter dealt with the Delhi High Court order, August 23, 2021 (Writ Petition (C) No. 5127 of 2021) wherein the technical bid of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project was rejected.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Robert Drawin Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/01/2022.

Grievance in the application is regarding violation of environmental norms at Ghogha Sea Port, Bhavnagar, Gujarat relating to the beaching of a de-commissioned ship Dona Paula-II (IMO no. 8606446) in connivance with local authorities and Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials. The beaching of the ship is damaging the mangroves of that area and releasing harmful substances into the sea and thereby damaging the biodiversity and fisheries of that area.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Indian Express dated 07.01.2022 titled “Gujarat: At least 06 dead, 20 sick after gas leak at industrial area in Surat” dated 18/01/2022.

The matter related to gas leakage from a tanker outside Sachin Industrial area, Surat, leading to the workers getting suffocated. The incident left 6 dead and 20 sick.

The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 ranks India seventh, considering the extent to which India has been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heatwaves, etc.).

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