Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Singh Chauhan Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 30/11/2022.

The application has been filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh through Additional Chief Secretary, Environment seeking directions for discontinuing the Oversight Committee, constituted by the Tribunal vide order dated October 21, 2019 on suggestion of the state itself in its application dated July 16, 2019.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said that two brick kilns are operating in village Bamnoli, Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh without zig zag technology and responsible for violating environmental laws, rules and regulations set up by the state and the central government.

Navbharat Brick Field and Shiv Brick Field are operating in violation of the Uttar Pradesh Brick Kilns Criteria Act. The brick kilns are causing air, water and soil pollution and which in turn is causing many health hazards.

Report of the Joint Committee submitted in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, March 11, 2022 in Original Application 196/2022 Hariom Gupta & Others Vs Nagar Palika Parishad, Loni & Others.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suntera Singh Yadav Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Others dated 21/11/2022.

The NGT directed the constitution of a joint committee to look into the matter of illegal brick kilns operating in Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandal Parveen Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/11/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Pal & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 16/11/2022.

The matter related to illegal sand mining in village Pachayarha Khand, district Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh by one Mumtaz Ali up to the depth of 15-20 feet in the river bed of river Yamuna in violation of environmental norms.

Grievance raised by the applicants is that there is illegal extraction of ground water by the builders operating in Noida According to the applicants, the authorities have failed to prevent illegal extraction of ground water for commercial purposes resulting in depletion of ground water level in the area identified as ‘overexploited’ as per assessment of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).

Additional observations of the member representing the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order in Original Application No. 393/2022, Ashish Kumar Dwivedi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajjan Pandey Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 04/11/2022.

Grievance of applicant Rajjan Pandey is regarding illegal mining, crushing and blasting in the hills of village Nahri, gata no. 156,218,309, 501, 587, 588, 589 and 601 and hills of village Khalari, gata No. 54,144,145, district Banda, Uttar Pradesh in violation of the environmental norms.

Joint committee report on industries discharging their effluent into Dhandhera drain upto Jolly road culvert, Muzaffarnagar in compliance of the NGT order, July 21, 2022 (OA 277/2022 Liyakat Ali and Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh).