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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, JM, Dr. Afroz Ahmad, EM
IN RE: POLLUTION LEVEL IS INCREASING IN THE CITY DUE TO DUMPING OF GARBAGE IN DARDHA RIVER OF JEHANABAD BIHAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF BIHAR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. addressing pollution through waste management. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. state's obligation in environmental compliance. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. reports and compliance status for sewage management. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. encroachment and river bank protection. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. implementation timelines and enforcement actions. (Para 11 , 12) |
ORDER
1. Supplementary affidavit dated 03.04.2025 has been filed on behalf of the Respondent No.5, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar; the same is taken on record.
2. Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
(The final order of this case shall be uploaded in the NGT Website by separate sheets of paper)
ORDER
1. This Original Application was taken up suo motu in view of a news published in vernacular Hindu newspaper ‘Hindustan’ on 26.11.2023, mentioning that pollution level is increasing in the city of Jehanabad, Bihar, due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River. The translated transcript of the article reads as under:-
“Rivers are the life giver of human civilization. But, if efforts are made to destroy the River itself, then it also becomes a cause of trouble for the people living on the banks of the River. It is often seen that
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