Response by applicant, Raja Muzaffar Bhat to report dated December 21, 2024.

The matter related to rampant and illegal disposal of solid and bio-medical waste on the banks of Poonch rover, in the area falling between Sher-E-Kashmir Bridge and the confluence of Poonch river and Belar nala in Poonch town, Jammu & Kashmir. Poonch river is a tributary of Jhelum river and towns such as Poonch, Sehra, Tatta Pani, Kotli and Mirpur are situated on its banks and the river water of Poonch is also a source of drinking water for the population living downstream.

Compliance affidavit on behalf of Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/04/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of S D Loda Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2025.

The state of Arunachal Pradesh and Itanagar Municipal Corporation was directed by the NGT, April 8, 2025 to file their counter affidavits on the setting up of adequate faecal sludge treatment plants (FSTP) to address the problem of pollution of sewage into the Senki, Pachin and Dikrong rivers. An application was filed before the NGT that the court's orders of January 5, 2023 and August 25, 2022 have not been complied till date.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re : Pollution level is increasing in the City due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River of Jehanabad Bihar dated 07/04/2025.

The Application was taken up suo motu in view of a news published in newspaper ‘Hindustan’ on 26.11.2023, mentioning that pollution level is increasing in the city of Jehanabad, Bihar, due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River.

Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Moto based on the news item titled "Sea of toxic foam in Tamil Nadu's Hosur after dam discharges surplus water" appearing in NDTV.com dated December 5, 2024.

River Thenpennai originates in Karnataka and enters Tamil Nadu through the northern side of Bangalore. The matter related to large scale foam in Thenpennai river due to untreated chemical effluents discharged from Kelavarapalli reservoir and residential sewage is also mixed with the water affecting water quality.

Report by Court Commissioner in OA No 481 of 2024 News item titled "Major fire erupts at Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site smoke engulfs region" appearing in the Hindustan Times, April 21, 2024. The report was dated March 29, 2025. The report was in compliance of NGT order, March 7, 2025. The report contained observations from the site visit at Ghazipur landfill and waste to energy plant at Ghazipur landfill.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Pratap Singh Vs District Magistrate, Mainpuri & Others dated 20/03/2025.

Reply by way of affidavit by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Public Action Committee & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2025. The CPCB report was in compliance with the NGT order, November 29, 2024.

Reply affidavit on behalf of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the matter of a news item titled "Ganga water unsafe even for bathing says Bihar Government report on river pollution" appearing in Hindustan Times dated 26/02/2024.

A consultation meeting was held with Bihar and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to assess the further progress on September 11, 2024 at NMCG under the Chairmanship of DG, NMCG.

Counter affidavit on behalf of Bihar State Pollution Control Board in the matter of news item titled "Ganga water unsafe even for bathing says Bihar government on river pollution" appearing in Hindustan Times, February 26, 2024. As per the news item, almost all major rivers passing through Bihar are unsafe even for bathing and the information is on the basis of the annual survey report on health of rivers tabled by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB).