NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, CJ, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, J, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, J, Justice Brijesh Sethi, J, Dr. Nagin Nanda, EM
Ayush Garg – Appellant
Versus
Union of India & Ors. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegation of illegal operation of a manufacturing unit (Para 1) |
| 2. environmental authorities' responsibility to halt illegal operations (Para 2 , 3 , 5) |
| 3. application disposed of with directions for compliance (Para 4) |
| 4. application disposed of with enforcement directives. (Para 6) |
ORDER
1. A factual and action taken report was sought from a joint Committee of Haryana State Pollution Control Board (State PCB) and the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Haryana with reference to the allegation of illegal operation of manufacturing unit by M/s Om Chem at Village Kurali, Sabapur Road, Tehsil Bilaspur, District Yamunanagar, Haryana. According to the Applicant, formaldehyde is a hazardous chemical which was being used releasing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in violation of Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
2. The matter was considered on 28.11.2019 in light of the report filed by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Haryana on 15.10.2019. It was observed:
2. Accordingly, a report has been filed by SEIAA, Haryana on 15.10.2019 to the effect that there is no Environmental Clearance and thus oper
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