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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions on the Sahibabad Drain, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 08/04/2019

  • 08/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hazi Ariff Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding illegal constructions on the Sahibabad Drain, Ghaziabad as well as encroachments on green belt area in Vaishalli Zone-5.

NGT directs Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and other respondents representing the Government Authorities, such as Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Ghaziabad Development Authority, District Forest Officer and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam to file point wise reply, in respect of each and every recommendation made by the committee headed by Prof. C.R. Babu and action taken thereupon within two weeks.

Tribunal in its order says that inspite of the fact that the matter was initiated in the year 2014 and the final order was passed by the NGT in the year 2016, but still the execution of the same by the authorities are yet to be completed. The UPPCB is directed to submit the lab analysis report, samples of which were taken by the Committee, before the next date of hearing (03/05/2019).