Surat: Following the death of five laborers in a blast in the unit Anupam Rasayan in Sachin GIDC. Gujarat Pollution control board has issued a closure notice to Anupam Rasayan after National Green Tribunal's (NGT) suo-motu proceedings. GBCB has also imposed ₹ 1 crore as interim environmental damage compensation (EDC). The GPCB in its report concerning the proceedings by the NGT principal bench on Sept 21 said that it has issued closure direction to the unit under provisions of the Air Act, ...Read More

Vadodara: The Bhayli taluka police of Vadodara have arrested a contractor after the granite cutting machine he was using in the residential area was found to be making a noise of 91.2 Decibels as recorded by the Noise Level Monitoring Device. The home department has procured the device following orders issued by the National Green Tribunal. The device, worth approximately half a crore rupees, has been allotted to the Vadodara police. The Bhayli police have found violation of noise pollutio...Read More

Morbi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered closure of industrial units in Morbi that are operated using coal gasifiers. NGT has asked Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to implement its order. There are around 800 ceramic units in Morbi, of which 550 operate using coal gasifiers while over 50 units are under construction. Ceramic unit operators criticized the decision of NGT claiming that production through gas as fuel would prove very costlier option and the units will not be in...Read More

Gandhinagar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Union and Gujarat governments, Narmada Control Authority and others on a plea which claimed that owing to scanty release of water towards downstream from Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river in Central Gujarat the drying river bed was causing damage to the environment and other problems. The Delhi based main bench of the tribunal has sought the reply of notices by July 30. Hearing the plea by Narmada Pradusha...Read More