Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/s Pioneer Vs Orissa Pollution Control Board & Others dated 09/01/2018 regarding closure of a printing press “M/s Pioneer Press” situated at Plot No. 23/128/154 in Khata No. 61/468, Mouza, Subhudhipur, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar by Odisha State PCB as the printing press had not obtained consent to establish and consent to operate required both under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

NGT Eastern Bench directs the State PCB to consider and dispose of the application for consent to establish and consent to operate filed by the Appellant printing press within a period of 30 days from hence.