JUDGMENT

PRESENT:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR (JUDICIAL MEMBER)

HON’BLE MR. SAIBAL DASGUPTA (EXPERT MEMBER)__________________________________________________________________

Reserved On: - 18^th August, 2022 Pronounce On: - 25^th August, 2022 __________________________________________________________________

1. Whether the Judgment is allowed to be published on the net? Yes

2. Whether the Judgment is allowed to be published in the NGT Reporter? Yes JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR (JUDICIAL MEMBER)

Heard the learned Counsel for the parties and perused the documents on record.

2. This Original Application has been filed by the Applicant seeking a direction to the respondents to clean the Senki/Pachin/Dikrong River. The allegation is that in various environment pollution assessments carried out over a period from 2009 to 2011 and 2018, it has been reported that there is considerable pollution and polluting effluents are flowing into the said river.

3. Photographs to that effect have also been filed at page 64 and65 of the paper book.

4. Notices were issued to the Respondents for filing their counter-affidavits.

5. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Respondent No.3, Central Pollution