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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CJ, JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, J, PROF. A. SENTHIL VEL, ACJ, DR. AFROZ AHMAD, ACJ
NEWS ITEM IN NDTV DATED 11.09.2022 TITLED 4 KILLED 20 INJURED AND SEVERAL MISSING AFTER SURAT FACTORY FIRE VS
| Table of Content |
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| 1. fire incident at a chemical plant triggered compliance review. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. discussions on compliance by the responsible party. (Para 2 , 4 , 6) |
| 3. assessment of safety measures in environmental law. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 4. recommendations for future operational safety. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. final directions for compliance and oversight. (Para 11) |
ORDER
1. The matter has been taken up suo motu in light of captioned media report with regard to the fire incident dated 10.09.2022 in M/s Anupam Rasayan India Limited, District Surat, Gujarat. Advance notice dated 12.09.2022 was issued by the office to the PP, State PCB, CPCB, Director, Industrial Safety and Health Government of Gujarat, Collector and District Magistrate, Surat, Gujarat. Response has been filed by the PP and the GPCB.
2. We have heard Learned Counsel for the parties.
3. Stand of the GPCB is that the unit is manufacturing Bulk drugs, bulk drugs intermediates and specialty chemicals Acetaldehyde, Advance specialty/Pharma compounds and R & D Centre along with Pilot Plant. It has CTE valid upto 15.01.2023, amended CTE valid upto 29.06.2023, EC dated 07.08.2017, amended on 02.02.2018 and further EC granted by SEIAA, Guja
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