The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against 10 tannery owners for obstructing the implementation of its 2001 judgment on relocation of hazardous tannery industries from the cap

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) adjourned the hearing of closed tanneries of Kanpur case on Monday when Central Pollution Control Board sought more time to file inspection report and fixed Septem

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Blue Star Finishers Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 01/07/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tannery Blue Star Finishers, Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The Tribunal also went through the joint inspection report which points out that the industry is processing 30 hides per day and electromagnetic flow meter has been installed to record the consumption of fresh water drawn from one bore-well.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter Naweda Tanners & Others Vs U.P. P.C.B. dated 19/05/2015 regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga especially by tanneries.

On May 19 there’s a rare chance for accountability for the massive health problems caused by Bangladesh’s toxic leather tanneries, said Human Rights Watch.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Blue Star Finishers Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 11/05/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by the tanneries of Wajidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rizwan Tanning Industry & Others Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 10/04/2015 regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh especially by tanneries.

The Tribunal noted that report of the joint inspection team has been filed and it is shown that the industry is releasing chromium much in excess of the prescribed limit of 2 miligram per litre.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs. New Jawed Tannery 480/379 Wajidpur Jajmau & Others dated 03/03/2015 regarding pollution of river Ganga by industries in Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rizwan Tanning Industry Vs. U.P.P.C.B. dated 23/02/2015 regarding industrial pollution of river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh.

Rapid industrialization is adversely impacting the environment globally. Pollution by inappropriate management of industrial wastewater is one of the major environmental problems in India as well, especially with burgeoning small scale industrial sector in the country.

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