Villagers seek closure of a factory for discharging effluents into ground
Nearly 200 villagers have fallen ill after drinking contaminated water supplied by the public-health authorities in Khaliavaas village of the district in four days. The villagers with the complaint of vomiting, stomach upset and diarrhea have been undergoing treatment in various private nursing homes besides the General Hospital and trauma centre in the town.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Jagat Narayan Viswakarma & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Ashwani Kumar Dubey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/05/2014 regarding the pollution of Gobind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Reservoir) caused by industries. It is seriously polluted with discharge of fly ash and other effluents from the industries.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Raghunath S/o Rakhamji Lokhane Vs MPWPB & Ors dated 12/05/2014 regarding water pollution caused by in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area.
Around 100 villagers including women and children were hospitalized after drinking contaminated water from a canal containing effluents from a beer factory in Rewari district of Haryana.
Several organisations from Ratia in Fatehabad have decided to launch a renewed agitation against the reported indifference of the authorities to pollution of the Ghaggar flowing near the town.
Taking serious note of the violation of environmental regulations, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a closure notice to 112 stainless steel pickling units in the Wazirpur Ind
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shri Hazi Arif & Ors. V/s. State of UP & Ors dated 08/05/2014 on the issue of discharge of untreated industrial waste water into the Sahibabad drain. NGT order also notes the report submitted by local Commissioner which shows that there is encroachment and construction in the green belt area.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Parminder Singh V/s Punjab PCB & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by Matharu Chemical Industries, Punjab. The Order of the NGT mentions a report submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by Thapar Center for Industrial Research & Development. The report shows that Matharu Chemical Industries was in operation and manufactured H-acid between July 1991 and February 2005.
State pollution control board to inspect cement plants in Jaintia Hills
SHILLONG: The State Government will not shy away from taking drastic action against those cement plants operating in Jaintia Hills which fail to conform to the various environmental norms.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to depute a team of officers to inspect a disputed area in upper Assam where Oil and Natural Gas Corporatio
