Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by steel pickling units, Delhi, 28/08/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rakesh Jain & Others Vs DPCC dated 28/08/2015 regarding pollution caused by steel pickling units, Delhi.
During the course of the arguments, the counsel appearing for the DPCC has placed on record a flow chart of pickling process based on physical inspection of the Units by the Board. DPCC found that the residues from acid dip tank which includes spent bath, spent acid, spent residue containing metallic salts of Nickel, chromium and iron are the hazardous waste under category 12.1 and 12.3 of the list and there is no mechanism existing in the premises of the Applicant Units to treat this hazardous waste.