New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) has directed Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government to identify seriously polluting industries located on the banks of Ganga and apprise it about “quantity and quality” of discharge generated by them in the river.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed both state governments to inform it about the number of teams required for inspecting these “seriously polluting” industries from Haridwar to Kanpur.
The green panel also ordered a joint inspection by a team consisting officials from Central Pollution Control Board, UPPCB, UPCB and a representative from Environment Ministry at points where tributaries of river Ganga from Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh meet the Ganga.
It directed Uttarakhand government to take a clear stand on industrial pockets located at Haridwar within two weeks.
