ORDER

1. WE HAVE PERUSED THE SECOND QUARTERLY REPORT FROM FEBRUARY 2004 TO APRIL 2004 FILED BY THE MONITORING COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIONS PASSED IN THE WRIT PETITIONER. THE REPORT RECORDS THAT DUE TO INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE DUE TO NON EXISTENT OR NEGLIGENT PRACTICES TOGETHER WITH LACK OF ENFORCEMENT BY AUTHORITIES, THE GROUNDWATER AND, THEREFORE, DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED/DAMAGED. THE STATE GOVERNMENTS OF MADHYA PRADESH AND GUJARAT ARE DIRECTED TO TAKE STEPS TO SUPPLY FRESH DRINKING WATER IN TANKS OR PIPES, PARTICULARLY, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT SUMMER SEASON HAS ALREADY SET IN. IT SHALL BE DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY.

2. INDUSTRIAL ESTATES OF VAPI, ANKALESHWAR AND VADODARA IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND UNION CARBIDE PLANT IN BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH WERE INSPECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE TWO STATE GOVERNMENTS WOULD ENSURE SUPPLY OF WATER IN SUCH VILLAGES/AREAS WHICH ARE AFFECTED, LIST WHEREOF HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN BY LEARNED .COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER TO LEARNED COUNSEL APPEARING FOR THE TWO STATES.

3. REGARDING SUPPLY TO OVERHEAD TANKS AS MENTIONED IN CLAUSE (IV) OF POINT 1.5, THE GOVERNMENTS SHALL ENSURE RELEASE OF WATE