NGT directs CPCB to examine if high tension lines can be allowed near TSDFs

The plea, filed by Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure, claimed that the radiation from the tension lines would affect the safety of the TSDF landfill site and the workers there.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to constitute an expert committee to examine whether high tension lines in the proximity of Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) can be permissible.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel issued a notice to Power Grid Corporation Ltd on the plea and sought its response within a month.

“CPCB may constitute an expert committee to examine the issue whether high tension lines in proximity of the TSDF facility will be permissible and viable in view of relied upon guidelines and Rules or otherwise and file its report within three months by e-mail,” the bench said.