JUDGMENT :

Kuldip Singh, J.

1. The brick kilns operating in the Taj Trapezium are one of the major sources of air pollution. This Court by the order dated 4-4-1996 directed National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur to send an inspection team to visit the brick kilns in Taj Trapezium to find out the extent of pollution generated by the brick kilns and to report whether — to safeguard Taj Mahal and other significant monuments from pollution — it would be environmentally viable to permit the brick kilns to operate in the Taj Trapezium. NEERI has placed on record its inspection report dated 24-4-1996. The report has primarily dealt with the present status of brick kilns, emission characterisation and ambient air monitoring in and around representative brick kilns, brick-making process, metrology and prediction of ground-level concentrations of air pollutants, impact on Taj Mahal and other monuments, human health and vegetation and various other aspects relating to environmental preservation. NEERI has given distribution of brick kilns at various distances from Taj Mahal. According to the report there is no brick kiln up to 5 km from the Taj Mahal. The