Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Jitendra Kumar Pradhan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 05/02/2024.

The matter related to an infrastructure company (Aditya Construction) engaged in various construction works and extracting earth/morrum from various places. It was alleged that the company was illegally lifting/extracting about 56100 cum of morrum in Jharsuguda district. The news about the illegal mining was published in the local Odia newspaper 'Prameya'.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Prafulla Samantray Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/03/2022. The matter related to the grant of environmental clearance, February 2, 2021 granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to M/s Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCIL) for its 3X800 MW thermal power plant in the area of Taliabira which is part of the IB Valley in Jharsuguda district of Odisha.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/01/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 18/06/2021.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajit Kumar Dhal Vs The State of Odisha & Others dated 15/04/2021. The matter related to dumping of fly ash over land and ponds in the area (Mouza-Junarimunda, District Jharsuguda) by M/s Vedanta Limited thereby completely destroying the land and environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bijay Mishra Vs Sumitra Kumar Shah & Others dated 26/05/2020.

The matter related to disposal of coal ash into the ash pond by an industrial unit – M/s. Jai Hanuman Udyog Ltd., Jharsuguda, Odisha engaged in manufacture of pig iron, sponge iron, basic steel and iron for which the essential fuel used was coal.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Non Violence Again Vs Vedanta Limited & Others dated 13/11/2017 regarding illegal and unauthorized use of forest land in Jharsuguda by Vedanta Limited. The Applicant states that Vedanta Ltd. formerly known as Vedanta Alumina Ltd. used 246.74 acres of forest land in Khata No. 108 illegally for its ash pond in Burrkhamunda village in Jharsuguda district without approval from the Central Govt. under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (in short, FC Act).

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sundar Naik Vs Vedanta Alumina Limited & Others dated 02/01/2017 regarding pollution caused by Vedanta Alumina Limited, Jharsuguda District, Odisha.

The report filed by the Odisha State PCB states that the ambient air quality with regard to particulate matters, Sulphur-dioxide and Nitrogen dioxide is within the prescribed standard. NGT directs Vedanta Alumina to file details about the scheme as to how the fly ash is going to be disposed of by the project proponent.