NGT asks State govt. to file proper report on air pollution
The Hindu
Study carried out in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the government to file a proper report on the study carried out in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to identify the sources of air pollution and recommend remedial measures.
The Bench comprising Justice K. Ramakrishnan and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati termed the periodical report submitted by the Environment department as “sketchy”. The government was directed to file a proper report on the basis of the directions issued by the tribunal, covering all the aspects.
The tribunal had set up a committee in July 2021 to study the air quality situation in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. The authorities were told to submit periodical reports once in three months related to the progress of work. The Environment department was told to cover the directions issued by the Principal Bench of the tribunal in New Delhi, in the cases related to the 102 most air polluted cities in the country.
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