Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025.

An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction and encroachment of a waterbody (pokhara) which is being used as a waste disposal place creating environmental hazards. The applicant said that the site should be developed under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali scheme.

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The court directed notice to be issued to the Department of Environment & Forest, Bihar; District Magistrate, Samastipur; Bihar State Pollution Control Board and Nagar Nigam, Samastipur. The authorities have been directed to file their counter affidavits. The NGT also directed the constitution of a three member committee to look into the matter and submit a fact finding report.