Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sudhansu Sekhar Patra & Others Vs State of Odisha dated 22/11/2023.

The matter related to pollution by industrial establishments in Sundargarh mainly iron and steel industries.

NGT directed notice to be issued to 11 industrial establishments in addition to Odisha State Pollution Control Board; District Magistrate, Sundargarh; Central Pollution Control Board and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Bhubaneswar.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Parthiban J Sholavarma Vs The District Collector, Kancheepuram & Others dated 10/11/2023.

The application sought a direction to Apollo Tyres Limited to stop the improper or illegal disposal of the HDPE PP/carbon jumbo bags as per law and direct the authorities to take appropriate action. Carbon black is one of the main components in the manufacture of tyres. After the carbon black is used by Apollo Tyres, the bags carrying them are sent outside either through the recycler or by any other agency.

The Joint committee status report dated October 28, 2023 in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated September 13, 2023 in the matter of Original Application No 480 of 2022 (Kuldeep Vs State of Haryana).

Report by Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee in Original Application No 593 of 2017 (Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti Vs Union of India) dated 23/10/2023.

Inspection report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of OA No 80/2020 as per the National Green Tribunal order dated 29/08/2023.

The matter is related to alleged pollution by three pharmaceutical industries located in Choutuppal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana.

A team from CPCB, Chennai carried out inspection of the industries. Monitoring and sampling of source emission, fugitive emission, ambient air quality (VOC) and wastewater sampling was done.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in The Times of India dated 02.07.2023 titled “2 workers killed in factory blast in residential area” dated 16/10/2023.

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.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narender Sirohi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 04/10/2023.

Report of the Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Committee in the matter of Syed Riyaz Vs Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

The matter is related to brick kilns in district Budgam.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Awadhesh Kumar Pandey Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 03/10/2023.

The matter related to pollution caused by M/s. D. D. Steel & Power Limited. It was alleged that highly polluting industrial effluents were being discharged directly into the air and nearby drains and fields also inflicting damage to local flora.