NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
E.V. Sampath – Appellant
Versus
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. history of tnpcb distance criteria for stone crushers (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. tnpcb rationale for relaxing 1km inter-crusher distance (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. maintainability challenges on locus and limitation (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. applicant's challenge to neeri report validity (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. tnpcb defense on limitation and expertise (Para 25 , 26 , 28) |
| 6. health and environmental impacts of stone crushers (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 7. cpcb guidelines for pollution control measures (Para 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41) |
| 8. analysis of neeri report limitations (Para 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 9. need for cluster-specific siting criteria (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55) |
| 10. directions for revised guidelines and compliance (Para 56 , 57 , 58 , 59) |
JUDGEMENT
Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member
1. There is a spurt in demand of crushed stones in the last few years due to accelerated developmental activities that include the construction of roads, housing projects, buildings, bridges and railways. As a result, there is a demand for an increase in stone crushing units. This m
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