Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikram Ahuja Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 25/07/2019 regarding obstructions being faced in setting up STPs/ ETPs/ CETPs in District Fazillka, Punjab. Polluted water was affecting the environment and public health.
A joint Committee comprising of the District Magistrate, Fazillka, Punjab State Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Director Local Bodies, Punjab and Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board has been entrusted to submit a factual and action taken report on the matter. The State PCB would be the nodal agency.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-problems-being-faced-setting-stps-district-fazillka
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/STPs-Fazillka-NGT-order.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-treatment-plants-stp
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/common-effluent-treatment-plant-cetp
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fazilka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab