ORDER

This Court by the order dated May 10, 1996 in I.A. 29 [W.P. (C) No. 4677/85] dealt with the question whether - to preserve environment and control pollution - mining operations should be stopped within the redius of 5 kms. from the tourist resorts of Badhkal lake and Surajkund in the State of Haryana. The Court gave five directions in the said order. Direction 4 is in the following terms.:-

"We further direct that no construction of any type shall be permitted now onwards within 5 km radius of the Badhkal Lake and Surajkund. All open areas shall be converted into green belts."

The Haryana Pollution Control Board (the Board) has notified the ambient Air quality Standards by the notification dated April 11, 1994. The notification fixes limiting standards of pollution in respect of sensitive areas, industrial areas and residential areas. The standards for sensitive areas are stringent than the standards prescribed for industrial and residential areas. The Board has recommended that the area of 5 kms around the periphery of a centre of tourism be notified as "sensitive area". With a view to control pollution and save environment in the vicinity of Badhkal and Surajkund, the above