NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Yodh BDR Thapa – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. cpcb siting criteria inapplicable to petrol depots (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. execution application for compliance verification (Para 6 , 7) |
| 3. sikkim sop requires 100m distance from residences (Para 8 , 9 , 18 , 19) |
| 4. cpcb sop mandates 100m from water bodies (Para 10 , 16) |
| 5. mb lal committee recommends 250-300m buffer zone (Para 11 , 12 , 15 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. strict enforcement of revised sop required (Para 13 , 14 , 17 , 22) |
ORDER
1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
2. The Original Application No.154/2022/EZ (Yodh BDR Thapa Vs.Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited & Ors.) was filed by the Applicant therein alleging that the Respondent No.1, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), is setting-up a Petrol Depot on Plot No. 2242 which is adjacent to the plot of the Applicant being Plot No. 2254 and Plot No. 2242 is under the proprietorship of one Mr. Arjun Chhetri, proprietor of M/s Pankaj Fuel, which is stated to have been leased out to the Respondent No.1.
3. The allegation of the Applicant is that the said Petrol Depot is being set-up in violation of the Siting Criteria laid down by the Central Pollution Control Board in its Circular dated 07.01.2020, copy of wh
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