2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 2267

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH NEW DELHI ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. 203/2021 IN THE MATTER OF:
1. DEVIDAS KHATRI
239, Laxmi Nagar, Behind Mangori Walon ki Bagichi Brahmpuri, Jaipur - 302002 ...Applicant Versus
1. UNION OF INDIA Through its Secretary, MoEF&CC, 3^rd Floor, Prithvi Wing, Indra Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003
2. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Through District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh
3. CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Through its Member Secretary, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD cum Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032
4. UTTAR PRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Through its Member Secretary, Building No. TC-12V, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226010
5. DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINING, UTTAR PRADESH Through Principal Secretary, Geology and Mines, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Khanij Bhawan, 27/8, Rajaram, Mohan Roy Marg, Lucknow-226001
6. DISTRICT COLLECTOR Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Dwarikapuri, Old Katra, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh-211012
7. MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT Through Principal Secretary, 1^st Floor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan, Uttar Pradesh Secretariat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226027
8. M/S CHAWLA SILICA SAND TRADING COMPANY Village-Lakhnauti, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj Office at A1, Enkanki Kunj, Prayagraj-211001 R/o Jiwan Niwas, 42-S.C. Basu Road, District Prayagraj-211033
9. M/S CHAWLA SILICA SAND TRADING COMPANY Village-Janwa, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj Office at A1, Enkanki Kunj, District- Prayagraj-211001
10. SMT. AMITA GUPTA & SHRI ABHILESH KUMAR GUPTA R/o - 43/1, SP Marg, Civil Lines, District-Prayagraj
11. RAJIV KUMAR CHAWLA S/o Late Surendra Kumar Chawla
11, Church Lane, Allahabad-212108
12. SMT. NIRMAL RANI CHAWLA
11, Church Lane, Opposite Children Hospital, Allahabad-212108
13. ASHOK KUMAR BAJPAI S/o D.N. Bajpai, R/o 109, Parerhat, Rambagh, Prayagraj-211002
14. ABHINANDAN TIWARI S/o Krishna Bihari Tiwari R/o 18A/11, House no. 77, Muir Road, Prayagraj-211002
15. HARIHAR PRASAD GUPTA S/o Late Hazari Lal Gupta, R/o Ward no. 7, Motiyan Tola, Shankargarh, Allahabad-212108
16. OM LAXMI INDUSTRIES Prop. Chandra Prakash Kesarwani R/o 242/91, Muir Road, Ashok Nagar, District-Allahabad
17. RISHI CHAWLA S/o Ramesh Chandra Chawla R/o 87, Darbhanga Colony, District-Prayagraj
18. SMT. VIJAY LAXMI KESARWANI W/o Late Om Prakash Gupta R/o 170/1-A, Newada Ashok Nagar, Allahabad-211002
19. M/S HARIMANDIR MINERAL TRADERS
116, Sohbatia Bagh, Allahabad-211006
20. BADRIPRASAD AMARNATH R/o Shankargarh, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
21. R VARSHNEYA
14/2 Lauthar Road, District-Allahabad
22. M/S INDRAJEET KAUR Village-Derabassi, Tehsil Bara, District-Prayagraj
23. S.P. KESARWANI
86 Mahajani Tola, Allahabad
24. PRADEEP KUMAR R/o 359/18, Nirmal Nagar Keedganj, Allahabad
25. JAI SHRI TRADING COMPANY Through its partner Ashok Kumar Agrawal, R/o 177, Meerganj District-Allahabad
26. MAHENDRA BHARTI S/o Keshav Bharti, Pura Baldu, Bara, District-Allahabad
27. M/S RAMA SILICA SAND TRADING R/o 359/18, Nirmal Nagar, Keedganj, District- Allahabad
28. BHULLI MAHRAJ & SONS Prop. Rameshwar Dutt Awasthi R/o 39, MIG Plot, ADA Colony, Preetam Nagar, Allahabad-211011
29. LAXMI MINING CORPORATION Laxmi Bhawan, Shankargarh, District-Allahabad
30. SMT. RANI RAJENDRA KUMARI BA Rajmahal Shankargarh, Tehsil-Bara, District-Allahabad
31. HARIMANDIR MINERAL TRADERS Village–Derabassi, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
32. HARIMANDIR MINERAL TRADERS Village–Bhaisahi, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
33. CHAWLA SILICA SAND TRADING COMPANY Village-Shivrajpur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
34. CHAWLA SILICA SAND TRADING CO. (CRUSHING & WASHING)
Village-Lakhanauti, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
35. CHAWLA SILICA SAND TRADING COMPANY Village-Garha, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
36. QUALITY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Village-Kaitha, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
37. QUALITY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Garwa, Sheorajpur, District-Prayagraj
38. KRISHNA ENTERPRISES Ledar, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
39. MODI MINERAL UDYOG P.O. Shankargarh, Allahabad-212108 Registered Office- Manohar Hotel, Pannilal Chowk, Satna (MP)
40. SINGH CONTRACTOR AND SUPPLIER Village-Ledar, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
41. M/S SHRI GIRDHARI LAL CHAWLA & SONS Through its prop. Rishi Chawla Village-Benipur, P.O.-Shankargrah, District-Prayagraj
42. HARSH MINERALS Village-Kachari, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
43. BARAWHITE STONE HEIGHTS PVT. LTD.
Parvejabad, District-Prayagraj
44. MANGLORE MINERALS PRIVATE LIMITED Village-Aswan, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
45. KRISHNA MINERALS Village-Benipur, District-Prayagraj
46. ASHOK KUMAR BAJPAI Pura Baldu, Bargarhi, Shivrajpur, District-Prayagraj
47. BABA VIGHNESHWAR MINERALS (NARAYAN ENTERPRISES)
Bargarhi, Shivrajpur, District-Prayagraj
48. M/S. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL CHAWLA & SONS Through its prop. Rishi Chawla Village-Kaitha, Lakhanpur, P.O.-Shankargrah, District-Prayagraj
49. GURU DAYAL SINGH & CO. (SILICA)
Village-Kaitha, Shankargrah, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
50. VANDANA SINGH (STONE/SILICA WASHING PLANT)
Village-Bankipur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
51. SILICA KHANIJ UDYOG Through Prop. Vishal Chawla Village-Kaitha, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
52. SILICA KHANIJ UDYOG Through Prop. Vishal Chawla Village-Shivrajpur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
53. SILICA KHANIJ UDYOG Prop. Vishal Chawla Village- Lakhanpur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
54. NEW TRIVENI MINERALS Village-Lakhanpur, Tehsil-Bara, District- Prayagraj
55. ADISHWARA CONSTRUCTION & MINERALS CO.
Parvejabad, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
56. PRAYAG QUALITY SAND Pratappur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
57. ABHIJAAT SINGH ASSOCIATED Village-Golahiya, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
58. ANUPAM ENTERPRISES Garha Katra, Shankargarh, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
59. SHREE BHAGWAN DASS INDUSTRIES Shivrajpur, Tehsil- Bara, District-Prayagraj
60. UJJWAL TRADING CO.
Bargari, Tehsil- Bara, District-Allahabad
61. GUPTA ENTERPRISES Shivrajpur, Shankargarg, District-Prayagraj
62. JAI SHREE TRADING COMPANY Village-Kaitha, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
63. JAI SHREE TRADING COMPANY Ramna, Bargari, District Prayagraj
64. NARAYAN DUTT TIWARI (SILICA WASHING PLANT)
Benipur, Shankargrah, District-Prayagraj
65. GLASS AND FOUNDARY SAND Village-Bargadi, Tehsil-Bara, District- Prayagraj
66. OM LUXMI MINERALS Village-Kachari, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
67. OM LAXMI INDUSTRIES Village-Kachari, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
68. ASHA DEVI (SILICA WASHING PLANT)
Vilalge-Kaitha, Shivrajpur, District-Prayagraj
69. KR Minerals Bargari, Bihariya, Shankargrah, District-Prayagraj
70. SBS ENTERPRISES Village-Lakhnauti, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
71. SITA DEVI (SILICA WASHING PLANT)
Ledar, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
72. LAXMI MINERAL MANUFACTURER AND TRADERS Garha Katra, Shankargrah, District-Prayagraj
73. BADRI PRASAD AMAR NATH Shivrajpur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj
74. QUALITY MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ledar, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj ...Respondent(s)
COUNSELS FOR APPLICANT:
Mr. Rohit Kumar Tuteja, Advocate COUNSELS FOR RESPONDENT(S):
Mr. Arvind Varma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Manish Kumar and Ms.
Smidhi Sharma, Advocates for R-13 Mr. Rahul Sripat, Senior Advocate (through VC) with Mr. Anchit Sripat, Mr. Saurabh Patel, Advocates for R-19 and 44 Mr. M.L. Lahoty, Mr. Paban K. Sharma, Mr. Anchit Sripat and Mr. Pranab Kumar Nayak, Advocates for R-8, 9, 33 to 35 Mr. Pradeep Shukla, Advocate for R-10 Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocates for R-11, 12 and 14 Mr. Vijay Kumar Srivastava, Advocate for R-15, 20, 25, 28 and 29 Ms. Stuti Rai and Mr. Bidhan Chandra Rai, Advocates for R-17, 41, 48, 51 to 53 Mr. Manu Vardhan, Advocate for R-18 (through VC)
Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Advocates for UPPCB (through VC)
Mr. Raj Kumar, Ms. Neetu Singh, Ms. Anamika Singh, Mr. Sumit Choudhary, Mr. Ankit Choudhary and Mr. Bharat Sharma, Advocates for CPCB (through VC)
Mr. Mukesh Verma, Advocate for Mining Department, State of UP (through VC)
Ms. Priyanka Swami and Ms. Simran Sehgal, Advocates for SEIAA UP CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER RESERVED ON: APRIL 29, 2024 PRONOUNCED ON: NOVEMBER 29, 2024 SYNOPSIS Documents Para No. Page No.
Facts in Brief 2-6 15-19 Committee’s Report dated 13.12.2021 (First Report) 7-15 20-30 Tribunal’s Order dated 01.02.2022 16 30-32 Joint Committee headed by Divisional Commissioner’s 17-41 32-76 Report dated 17.05.2022 (Second Report) filed in Tribunal on 18.05.2022 Tribunal’s Order dated 01.08.2022 42-45 76-78 Interim Report dated 03.02.2023 filed on behalf of Third 46-49 78-90 Committee by Dr. A.K. Gupta, Scientist ‘E’, MoEF&CC, Regional Office, (Central Region) in Tribunal on
04.02.2023 Joint Committee’s Report dated 23.02.2023 (Third Report) 50-58 90-105 Tribunal’s Order dated 10.07.2023 59-60 105-106 Action Taken Report dated 07.08.2023 (at page 273) filed 61-64 106-107 by RO, UPPCB, Prayagraj on 08.08.2023 Tribunal’s Order dated 01.09.2023 65-68 107-108 Joint Committee Report dated 17.01.2024 (Fourth Report) 69-88 108-148 Tribunal’s Order dated 19.01.2024 89 148 Compliance Report dated 11.03.2024 filed by Regional 90 148-149 Officer, UPPCB Compliance Report dated 12.03.2024 filed by Regional 91-94 149-151 Officer, UPPCB, Prayagraj ARGUMENTS 95-98 151-152 ISSUES 99-104 152-154 FINDINGS ON MERITS 105 154 Documents Para No. Page No. Scrutiny of Reports in the light of Observations made by 106-157 154-173 Tribunal in Various Orders and Objections taken by Proponents Methodology for Computation of Environmental 158-226 173-209 Compensation Respondent 8-M/s. Chawla Silica Sand Trading 227-298 209-244 Company, Village-Lakhnauti, Tehsil Bara, District Prayagraj • Reply dated 02.11.2023 filed on 24.02.2024 filed 239-265 218-233 by respondent 8 • Additional objection/reply dated 14.03.2024 filed 266-276 233-238 by respondent 8 to Report dated 17.01.2024 Respondent 9-M/s. Chawla Silica Sand Trading 296-324 244-265 Company, Village-Janwa, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj • Objections dated 02.11.2023 filed by respondent 9 303-314 253-260 on 15.02.2024 to Report dated 23.02.2023 • Objections dated 14.03.2024 filed as additional 315-317 260-262 objection/reply by respondent 9 filed on
15.03.2024 Respondent 10-Smt. Amita Gupta W/o Dwarika Prasad 325-353 266-288 Gupta and Abhikesh Kumar Gupta, S/o Dwarika Prasad Gupta and Respondent 39-Modi Minerals Udyog, P.O.
Shankargarh, District-Allahabad • Reply dated 31.08.2023 filed on 01.09.2023 by 332-344 272-283 M/s. Modi Minerals Udyog i.e., respondent 39 through its Proprietor Smt. Amita Gupta Respondent 11-Rajiv Kumar Chawla, S/o Late Surender 354-394 288-308 Kumar Chawla, 11, Church Lane, Allahabad • Objection dated 18.01.2024 filed vide e-mail dated 358-371 293-300
11.03.2024 to Joint Committee Report dated 23.02.2023 by respondent 11 i.e., Rajiv Kumar Chawla • Additional Reply vide e-mail dated 17.03.2024 filed 372-374 300-301 by respondent 11 to Report dated 17.01.2024 Respondent 12-Smt. Nirmal Rani Chawla, W/o Late 395-421 309-323 Yogendra Chawla R/o 11 Church Lane, Prayagraj and Respondent 54-New Triveni Minerals, village-Lakhanpur, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj Documents Para No. Page No.
• Objections dated 18.01.2024 filed by Respondent 402-410 315-319
12 vide e-mail dated 11.03.2024 to Joint Committee Report dated 23.02.2023 • Additional Reply dated March 2024 submitted by 411-412 319-320 Respondent 12 vide e-mail dated 17.03.2024 Respondents 13 and 46-Ashok Kumar Bajpai, S/o D.N. 422-448 323-343 Bajpai, R/o 109, Parerhat, Rambagh, Prayagraj • Objections dated 17.01.2024 filed by respondent 432-435 331-337
13 (Shri Ashok Kumar Bajpai) to Joint Committee Report dated 23.02.2023 Respondent 14-Abhinandan Tiwari S/o Krishna Bihari 449-461 343-455 Tiwari, R/o 18A/11, House no. 77, Muir Road, Prayagraj and Respondent 45-Krishna Minerals • Objections dated 17.01.2024 by Abhinandan 456-458 351-353 Tiwari i.e., respondent 14 to Joint Committee Report dated 23.02.2023 Respondent 15-Harihar Prasad Gupta, Shankargrah, 462-469 355-359 Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj • Objections/Reply dated 12.04.2024 filed by 463 354 respondent 15 Respondent 16-Om Laxmi Industries, Prop. Chandra 470-475 359-362 Prakash Kesarwani, R/o 242/91, Muir Road, Ashok Nagar, Allahabad • Objections/Reply dated 19.03.2024 filed by 471-472 360-361 respondent 16 Respondent 17-Rishi Chawla, 87, Darbhanga Colony, 476-482 363-367 Allahabad • Reply dated 30.03.2024 by respondent 17 filed on 477 363-364
26.04.2024 Respondent 18-Smt. Vijay Laxmi Kesarwani, W/o Late 483-487 367-369 Om Prakash Gupta, 170/1-A, Newada Ashok Nagar, Allahabad • Written statement/objection/response dated 484 367
30.03.2024 by respondent 18 filed on 27.04.2024 Respondent 19-M/s Harimandir Mineral Traders, 488-500 369-377 Sohabatiya Bagh, Allahabad Documents Para No. Page No.
• Response dated 09.04.2024 filed by respondent 19 489-491 370-373 on 26.04.2024 Respondents 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 501-509 377-381 and 32 • Response dated 12.04.2024 filed by respondent 20 504 379-380 (Badri Prasad Amarnath) on 25.04.2024 • Response dated 12.04.2024 filed by respondent 25 505 380 (Jai Shri Trading Company) on 20.04.2024 • Response dated 12.04.2024 filed by respondent 28 506 380 (Bhulli Mahraj & Sons) on 22.04.2024 • Response dated 12.04.2024 filed by respondent 29 507 381 (Laxmi Mining Corporation) on 22.04.2024 Respondent 30-Smt. Rani Rajendra Kumari Ba, Rajmahal 510-511 381-382 Shankargarh, Tehsil-Bara, District-Prayagraj Respondent 33-Chawla Silica Sand Trading Co., 512 382 Shivrajpur, Tehsil-Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 34- Chawla Silica Sand Trading Co. (Crushing & Washing), Lakhanauti, Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 35-Chawla Silica Sand Trading Co., Garha, Tehsil-Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 36-Quality Minerals Development Corporation, Kaitha, Tehsil-Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 37-Quality Minerals Development Corporation, Garwa, Sheorajpur, Prayagraj Respondent 38-Krishna Enterprises, Ledar, Tehsil-Bara, 513 383 District-Prayagraj Respondent 40-Singh Contractor and Supplier, Ledar, 514-515 383-384 Tehsil-Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 42-Harsh Minerals, Kachari, Bara, Prayagraj; and Respondent 43-Barawhite Stone Heights Pvt. Ltd., Parvejabad, Prayagraj Respondent 41 – M/s. Girdhari Lal Chawla & Sons, 516-520 384-385 Benipur, Shankargrah, Prayagraj and Respondent 48 – Girdhari Lal Chawla & Sons, Kaitha, Lakhanpur, Shankargrah, Prayagraj • Response/Reply dated 30.03.2024 filed by 517-518 384-385 respondents 41 and 48 on 02.04.2024 Respondent 44 – Manglore Minerals Private Limited, 521-528 386-389 Aswan, Bara, Prayagraj Documents Para No. Page No.
• Response/Reply dated 09.04.2024 filed by 522-524 386-388 respondents 44 on 26.04.2024 Respondent 47–Baba Vighneshwar Minerals (Narayan 529-530 389 Enterprises), Bargarhi, Shivrajpur, Prayagraj Respondent 49–Guru Dayal Singh & Co. (Silica), Kaitha, 531-532 390 Shankargrah, Bara, Prayagraj Respondent 50–Vandana Singh (Stone/Silica Washing 533-534 390-391 Plant), Bankipur, Bara, Prayagraj Respondent 51–Silica Khanij Udyog, Kaitha, Bara, 535-538 391-392 Prayagraj • Response/Reply dated 15.03.2024 filed by 536 391 respondent 51 on 18.03.2024 Respondent 52–Silica Khanij Udyog Kaitha, Shivrajpur, 539-543 392-393 Bara, Prayagraj and Respondent 53–Silica Khanij Udyog, Lakhanpur, Bara, Prayagraj • Response/Reply dated 30.03.2024 filed by 540-541 392-393 respondents 52 on 02.04.2024 Respondents 55, 60, 63, 65, 66, 67 544-545 393-394 Respondent 56–Prayag Quality Sand, Pratappur, Bara, 546-547 394-395 Prayagraj; Respondent 57–Abhijaat Singh Associated, Golahiya, Bara, Prayagraj; and Respondent 68–Asha Devi (Silica Washing Plant), Kaitha, Shivrajpur, Prayagraj Respondent 58–Anupam Enterprises, Village-Garha 548-549 395 Katra, Shankargarh, Bara, Prayagraj; Respondent 62–Jai Shree Trading Company, Village-Kaitha, Bara, Prayagraj; and Respondent 74–Quality Minerals Development Corporation, Village-Ledar, Bara, Prayagraj Respondent 59–Shree Bhagwan Dass Industries, 550-551 395-396 Shivrajpur, Bara, prayagraj and Respondent 64–Narayan Dutt Tiwari (Silica Washing Plant), Benipur, Shankargrah, Prayagraj Respondent 61–Gupta Enterprises, Shivrajpur, 552-553 396-397 Shankargarg, Prayagraj Respondent 69–KR Minerals, Village- Bargari, Bihariya, 554-555 397 Shankargrah, Prayagraj and Respondent 70–SBS Enterprises, Village-Lakhnauti, Bara, Prayagraj Documents Para No. Page No. Respondent 71–Sita Devi (Silica Washing Plant), Village- 556-557 397-398 Ledar, Bara, Prayagraj Respondent 72–Laxmi Mineral Manufacturer and 558-559 398 Traders, Village-Garha Katra, Shankargrah, Prayagraj Respondent 73–Badri Prasad Amar Nath, Village- 560-561 398-399 Shivrajpur, Bara, Prayagraj Need for Guidelines by CPCB 562-564 399-400 Provision for Medical Facilities to take care of Silicosis 565 400-401 Summary of Directions 566-568 401-405