Ngt Notice To Up Govt
NGT directs UP govt to pay Rs 100 cr for improper liquid waste management
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 100 crore for improper management of liquid waste in the districts of Pratapgarh, Raebareli, and Jaunpur. A bench headed by chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that as per the report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), bio-remediation was not resulting in the reduction of pollution load. The bench, also comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that the timeline fixed for having in place funding arrangements had long expired, and that remedial actions were not taken. It is patent that such default is to the detriment and public health and water pollution results in water-borne diseases which are detrimental to health and at times fatal, the bench said. While funds appear to have been allocated for future remediation and it is stated that in due course pollution may be controlled, the question is the accountability for past violations, the green panel
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NGT issues notice to UP govt over 6-yr-old's plea against poultry farm
The boy has alleged that an illegal poultry farm was operating near his school
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NGT notice to UP govt, others on sewage overflow in Indirapuram
They have been directed to file their replies before October 4, the next date of hearing
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