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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Mr. Prakash Shrivastava, CJ, Mr. Arun Kumar Tyagi, J, Dr. Afroz Ahmad, EM
NEWS ITEM TITLED "MOUNTAINS OF PLASTIC ARE CHOKING THE HIMALAYAN STATES" APPEARING IN THE HINDU DATED 04.03.2024. VS
| Table of Content |
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| 1. erosion of himalayan environment due to tourism. (Para 1) |
| 2. governmental response to ecological degradation. (Para 2) |
| 3. environmental impact assessments for tourism regulation. (Para 3 , 4 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. necessity for comprehensive waste management systems. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 5. recommendations on sustainable tourism practices. (Para 8 , 9 , 16) |
| 6. impacts on biodiversity and community involvement in tourism. (Para 10 , 11 , 15) |
| 7. mandatory compliance and reporting by states. (Para 14) |
ORDER
1. Original Application No. 475/2024 was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item disclosing that the "Mountains of plastic are choking the Himalayan States". The news item was in respect of deposition and accumulation of microplastic in the Himalayan Mountains, rivers, lakes and streams. It discloses that these microplastics can be trapped in glaciers for a long time and get released into rivers during snow melting. It further states that the Indian Himalayan Region is a critical source of water in the subcontinent, feeding several major rivers of India including the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra River systems and that unscientific plastic disposal is causing soil and water
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