National Green Tribunal stays discharge of untreated effluents into Sahibabad drain
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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday imposed a stay upon discharge of 'untreated effluents' into the Sahibabad drain
in Ghaziabad apart from restraining unauthorized cutting of trees in
notified green belt areas of Vaishali. The tribunal has also directed
that no unauthorised coverings should be placed upon the Sahibabad Drain
No 1, which begins at Loni in Ghaziabad to empty at Kalindi Kunj in
Delhi.
A bench of the tribunal headed by Justice P Jyothimani issued the directions based upon an application filed by Ghaziabad-based environmental activist Hazi Arif. Apart from imposing the stay order, the bench has also issued notices to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), the UP Pollution Control Board, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) directing them to strictly implement the orders.
The bench has further restricted private individuals from raising any constructions upon the drain, which are considered to cause obstructions to the free flow of effluents, unless they have valid permissions from authorities.
It had been alleged by the applicant that not only are industrial effluents being discharged but also private individuals are putting up covers on the drain so as to prevent its testing at regular intervals by concerned authorities.
The applicant had also accused a host of government departments including the municipal corporation, the GDA and the UP Housing Board, among others, of being tacit in the destruction of the green belt in Vaishali. It had been alleged that a number of commercial establishments including eateries, marble-cutting units and banquet halls have come up on the stretch of green belt between Kaushambi metro station and Mohan Nagar. The applicant has alleged that rampant concretisation of the green belt has disrupted recharging of groundwater thereby leading to reduction in green cover and adverse impacts upon the environment of the region.
The applicant has highlighted that concretisation has been going on in the green belt despite the zone being declared as 'over-exploited' in terms of contamination, depletion and extraction of groundwater by the Central Ground Water Authority. The applicant has appealed for removal of the encroachments besides penalising the encroachers upon the 'polluter pays' principle
A bench of the tribunal headed by Justice P Jyothimani issued the directions based upon an application filed by Ghaziabad-based environmental activist Hazi Arif. Apart from imposing the stay order, the bench has also issued notices to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), the UP Pollution Control Board, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) directing them to strictly implement the orders.
The bench has further restricted private individuals from raising any constructions upon the drain, which are considered to cause obstructions to the free flow of effluents, unless they have valid permissions from authorities.
It had been alleged by the applicant that not only are industrial effluents being discharged but also private individuals are putting up covers on the drain so as to prevent its testing at regular intervals by concerned authorities.
The applicant had also accused a host of government departments including the municipal corporation, the GDA and the UP Housing Board, among others, of being tacit in the destruction of the green belt in Vaishali. It had been alleged that a number of commercial establishments including eateries, marble-cutting units and banquet halls have come up on the stretch of green belt between Kaushambi metro station and Mohan Nagar. The applicant has alleged that rampant concretisation of the green belt has disrupted recharging of groundwater thereby leading to reduction in green cover and adverse impacts upon the environment of the region.
The applicant has highlighted that concretisation has been going on in the green belt despite the zone being declared as 'over-exploited' in terms of contamination, depletion and extraction of groundwater by the Central Ground Water Authority. The applicant has appealed for removal of the encroachments besides penalising the encroachers upon the 'polluter pays' principle
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