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Hindustan Times
26-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Muktsar cracker factory blast: NGT seeks response from Central, Punjab pollution boards, DC
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought replies from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others regarding an explosion in an illegal cracker factory at Singhewala village in Muktsar district, which left five people dead and 29 injured on May 30. The NGT has posting the hearing on August 4. (HT Photo) In an order dated June 5, a bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member A Senthil Vel, the green body took a suo motu note of a news report published in HT on May 31 regarding the incident at the unauthorised cracker unit. Quoting an HT report, the NGT order stated: 'According to the news item, it is alleged that the factory operator managed to buy a huge volume of explosives and other material used in producing firecrackers without permission, and that even after 10 hours of the explosion, the smell of potash emanated from the debris.' The bench said that the incident attracted provisions of the Public Liability Insurance Act, the Environment (Protection) Act, Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, Explosives Act, Explosive Substances Act and Explosives Rules. The tribunal impleaded as parties or respondents the CPCB, PPCB, the Chandigarh regional office of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the Muktsar deputy commissioner. 'Let a notice be issued to the respondents for filing their response/reply by way of affidavit at least one week before the next date of hearing,' the tribunal said, posting the hearing on August 4.
Hindustan Times
25-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Punjab illegal cracker unit blast: NGT seeks response from CPCB
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought replies from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others regarding an explosion in an illegal cracker factory at Singhewala village in Punjab's Muktsar district last month that left five people dead and 29 injured. Investigators at the site of the explosion at Singhewala village in Punjab's Muktsar district on May 30. The explosion left five people dead and 29 injured. (HT file photo) The NGT had taken a suo motu note of news reports on the May 30 blast at the unauthorised cracker unit In an order dated June 5, a bench of judicial member Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member A Senthil Vel said, 'According to the news item, it is alleged that the factory operator managed to buy a huge volume of explosives and other material used in producing firecrackers without permission, and that even after 10 hours of the explosion, the smell of potash emanated from the debris.' The bench said that the incident attracted provisions of the Public Liability Insurance Act, the Environment (Protection) Act, Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, Explosives Act, Explosive Substances Act and Explosives Rules. The tribunal impleaded as parties or respondents the CPCB, Punjab State Pollution Control Board, the Chandigarh regional office of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the district magistrate or deputy commissioner concerned. 'Let a notice be issued to the respondents for filing their response/reply,' the tribunal said, posting the hearing on August 4.
New Indian Express
24-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
NGT takes note of plastic waste violations, seeks report
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and others regarding the strict enforcement of the Plastic Waste Management Rules by the manufacturers of gutkha, pan masala and tobacco products. A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted the submissions of the petitioner's counsel that in October 2021, the CPCB issued certain directions to 25 such manufacturers, including immediately closing down operations until they switched to environmentally sound alternatives, which were not complied with. The bench, in its order dated May 30, noted that according to the counsel, Anuj Aggarwal, certain provisions of the plastic waste management rules were being flouted. These included the clause that 'sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing, packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala' and 'plastic material, in any form including vinyl acetate, maleic acid, vinyl chloride copolymer (used in plastic coating) shall not be used in any package for packaging gutkha, pan masala and tobacco in all forms', the bench noted.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of TOI Report On Futala Lake, Summons Authorities
1 2 3 Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) has taken suo motu cognizance of a TOI report highlighting the deteriorating condition of Nagpur's iconic Futala Lake. The report, published on May 25, 2025, titled 'Futala Lake's charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance', prompted the NGT's principal bench in New Delhi to initiate action after a hearing on June 5. The tribunal order, passed by justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and coram member A Senthil Vel, acknowledged the environmental and public health concerns raised in the article, including trash accumulation along the shoreline, foul odour from rotting offerings, lack of functional toilets, and weak enforcement by civic bodies against pollution and religious dumping. The tribunal has impleaded three key agencies as respondents — Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). They have been sent notices to file their responses on affidavit a week before the tribunal's Western Zone bench at Pune hears the matter on August 6, after obtaining approval from the NGT chairperson. The order observes that the issues highlighted in the article potentially violated key provisions of environmental legislation, including the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The bench cited the 2021 Supreme Court ruling in Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs Ankita Sinha, which validated NGT's power to take up environmental matters suo motu based on credible media reports.
Hans India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
NGT takes suo motu cognisance of poor condition of ancient water tank in Hyderabad's Golconda Fort
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the "poor" and deplorable condition of Katora Houz, a historic water tank located inside Hyderabad's Golconda Fort. A bench headed by judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi registered an original application suo motu (on its own) following a news item titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad's Golconda Fort Cries for attention". Referring to the news article, the Bench, also comprising expert member A Senthil Vel, noted that the tank, which was once an important source of water, is now full of garbage and has no water left. The news item also pointed out that the area surrounding Katora Houz is facing increasing encroachments, further contributing to the tank's deterioration. "(A)lthough the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) conducted a 10-day cleanup operation in 2025 to remove water hyacinth and debris, the pool has since reverted to being a dumping ground," noted the NGT in its order passed on June 5. The green body said the matter highlighted in the news item attracted the provisions of The Environment Protection Act, 1986, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Saying that the power of the NGT to take up the matter suo motu has been recognised by the Supreme Court, the Justice Tyagi-led Bench impleaded the Telangana State Pollution Control Board, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the GHMC, and Hyderabad's District Magistrate as respondent parties to the matter. "Let notices be issued to the respondents for filing their response/reply by way of affidavit," ordered the green tribunal, transferring the matter for further hearing on August 6 before the Southern Zone Bench. It said that since the place of accrual of the cause of action lies within the jurisdiction of Chennai's Southern Zone Bench, the case should be further heard there. "Replies/ responses may be filed by the respondents (authorities) before the Southern Zone Bench of this Tribunal at Chennai at least one week before the date of hearing fixed," the NGT ordered.
