An illegal stack yard is being run at the Nergundi Railway Siding of the East Coast Railway and violating the Guidelines for Environmental Management in Mineral Stack Yards and Railway Sidings dated April 16, 2010 issued by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board said an application filed before the NGT, July 27, 2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abani Kumar Sahoo Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 04/08/2023.The matter related to illegal sand mining in Rayan Ramchandrapur Sand Source in an area of 20.38 acres. It is stated that the Tahasildar,Jaleswar executed a lease deed in favour of the miner on April 13, 2021.Environmental Clearance was also granted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Odisha, on July 13, 2017.

The order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of Bibhindra Beura & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 12/06/2023.

Grievance in the application is against setting up and operation of greenfield project of 125 KLD grain based ethanol plant along with 4 MW cogeneration power plant at village Banana, tehsil Dumpada, district Cuttack, Odisha by M/s. Cuttack Agrivet Private Limited.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashutosh Mekap Vs State of Odisha dated 29/03/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wildlife Society of Orissa Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 14/03/2023.

The NGT, Eastern Bench, Kolkata expressed displeasure with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Odisha at the lack of progress made in complying with the court order for notifying elephant corridors in the state.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Siba Kisan & Others Vs M/S J.S.W. (BPSL) Power and Steel Ltd. & Others dated 13/03/2023.

The allegation is that JSW (BPSL) Power and Steel were engaged in the manufacture of iron, sponge iron, steel by burning huge quantities of coal and processing raw iron.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Pradeep Kumar Dhal & Others Vs State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Odisha & Others dated 13/03/2023. The matter related to sand mining in violation of the conditions laid down in the environmental clearance dated March 30, 2021 by engaging heavy trucks and transporting sand over the village road in the course of excavation of sand from Baitarani river, Salaba village, Jajpur district.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh K.V. Malik & Others Vs State of Odisha dated 03/03/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Prafulla Samantray Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/01/2023.

The appeal was filed seeking quashing of the Environmental Clearance dated September 12, 2018 granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to M/s NTPC Ltd for Talcher Thermal Power Station Stage – III (2 x 660 MW).

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Santunu Kumar Bhukta & Others Vs GM Iron & Steel Company Ltd. & Others dated 09/01/2023.