Timely compliance with environmental management is essential to prevent personal liability for authorities.

ORDER

1. A factual and action taken report was sought from the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (‘NOIDA’) and UPPCB with reference to the allegation that NOIDA has not provided proper sewage line and interrupted drainage line connecting the sewage and drain outlet respectively. In absence thereof, the sewage is being discharged into the green belts which has turned into sewage ponds affecting the environment including the trees and the citizens and generating diseases. The applicant has annexed photographs demonstrating the menace in the area and copies of several complaints have been filed.

2. The matter was last considered on 14.09.2020 in the light of report of the State PCB dated 29.07.2020 as follows:

“5. That the treated sewage/domestic effluent from the said group housing society is being discharged into sewer line maintained by the Respondent No. 1. The sewer line network in the area is not fully operational yet, as the sewer line is not connected up to the terminal stage. The development work is going on and Respondent No.1 is in process of completing the sewer line network.

After approximate one km of distance from the discharge point of the said society in to the sewer line, some part of sewer line is not constructed up to the end disposal, hence the sewage is pumped through diesel mobile pump and dropped further in other sewer line across the road (Photograph enclosed as Annexure-3). The Diesel mobile pump sometimes fails to operate due to some mechanical problems and as result the sewer line overflows and sewage effluent spreads in road side area. Both the sewer lines are yet to be inter- connected. At a distance of two km (Approximately) from the residential society, an intermittent pumping station (IPS) is being setup for pumping the sewage waste through pipe line to the STP situated and working in Sector-168, Noida for treatment and end disposal of the waste water (Photograph enclosed as Annexure-4).

6. The park is situated in Sector-143, Noida approximate 500 meters of distance from Gulshan lkebana, GH-03A, Sector-143, Noida in the direction of the flow of the sewage in the sewer line and the sewer line end around 500 meter from the park, the sewer line is passing along the park. The strata level of the park is approximately 02 to 03 feet below the ground level and road side drain level. In the past it seems that the sewer effluent entered into the park due to which the approximately 10 trees dried but at present no discharge of sewer effluent into the park is found (Photograph enclosed as Annexure-5).

7. That at the time of inspection, a sample of effluent was collected from road side drain along with the boundary of the park. The sample was analyzed in the laboratory of Respondent No.3 vide the Analysis Report dated 06.07.2020 (The Analysis Report dated 06.07.2020 is enclosed as Annexure-6). The road side drain from M/s Gulshan Ikebana, GH-03A, Sector-143, Noida is constructed only up to 500 mt. in length. After that the road side drain is not constructed due to which the domestic effluent and overflow of sewer line spreads in the service road in- front of M/s Gulshan Ikebana, GH-03A, Sector-143, Noida (Photograph enclosed as Annexure-7). The construction of road side drain currently undergoing (Photograph enclosed as Annexure-8).

8. The Respondent No.1 vide its letter no- Noida/ Project Engineer (Public Health-II)/2020/473 dated 07.07.2020 and letter no- Noida/Senior Manager (Water-I11)/2020/299 dated 06.07.2020, (Copy of the Letters dated 06.07.2020 & 07.07.2020 enclosed as Annexure-9(Colly.)) informed the Respondent No.3 that the pending construction work of sewer line will be completed by 30-08-2020.

9. The Senior Manager (Work Circle-8), Noida vide his letter