Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Punjab dated 16/07/2018 regarding contamination of drinking water by heavy metals in Punjab especially in Districts of Amritsar and Ludhiana because of polluting industries.
A Report of the Punjab Pollution Control Board dated 24th April, 2018 submitted before NGT states that the officers of Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board have been advised to upgrade the STP to meet the BOD of 10 mg/I from BOD of 30 mg/I. NGT directs all the statutory authorities to act in tandem to achieve the standards laid down by the statutory provisions meant for protection of public health.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-contamination-drinking-water-heavy-metals-punjab
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ludhiana-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amritsar-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-treatment-plants-stp
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-treatment
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
