Report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, February 4, 2022 (Salman Miya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh).

The applicant in his application before the NGT alleged that illegal acid and chemical factories are operating without license as well as burning e-waste on the open in the area of village Chivra, district Hapur.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Salman Miya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 04/02/2022. The matter related to running of illegal acid and chemical factories without license as well as burning of e-waste in the open in the area of village Chivra, PS Dholana, district Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. Complaints were also given to the local police in this regard but no action has been taken so far.

The NGT directed that a Joint Committee would ascertain the factual position in the matter and file its report before the NGT.