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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.P. WANGDI, JUDICIAL MEMBER
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAMAKRISHNAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER
HON’BLE DR. NAGIN NANDA, EXPERT MEMBER
For Respondent (s): Mr. Brajesh Pandey, and Kumar Ajitash, Advocates
for National Mission for Clean Ganga
Mr. Pradeep Mishra, Mr. Daleep Dhyani and Mukesh
Verma, Advocates for UPPCB
Mr. Raj kumar, Advocate for CPCB.
Ms. Sakshi popli, Ms. Pritika, Advocates for Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Mr. Rahul Verma for State of Uttarakhand
ORDER
and remedy the pollution of River Ganga have been put up for
consideration.
2. Order of this Tribunal has divided the Ganga basin area into
mining, etc.
3. The reports put up are with regard to the site visits by the
event.
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4. It appears that reports have been filed by Dr. Anita Roy, one of the
aspect of the matter will have to await till this procedure is followed.
5. A report has also been filed by the State of Uttarakhand with regard
Ganga. The State of Uttarakhand may furnish the said report to the
Hon’ble Committee so that the Committee can give its views in the
to furnish its report within one month. All the relevant documents
Failure to do so may call for coercive action against the State Board.
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authorities of the State of Uttar Pradesh may furnish copies of their
report to the National Mission for Clean Ganga within one week. As
per earlier orders of this Tribunal, National Mission for Clean Ganga
give its report along with the analysis and inputs within one month.
CETP are to be closed till compliant CETPs are set up. The
directions of this Tribunal are clear. Unless and until the sewage
and industrial effluents are diverted for their treatment and e-flow is
indicate its fitness for bathing, etc. Failure to compliance with this
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10. We now take up for consideration Phase-II and Phase-III. A
for the stretch Kanpur to Buxar (Phase-II) and Buxar to Ganga Sagar
treat the said document as ‘action plan’. The States need to furnish
12. Learned Amicus has filed certain submissions. The submissions may
States.
It has indicated that the States have not provided the information
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stipulated time frame. The lackadaisical approach of National
River Ganga and its functioning and coordination with the States
in the States of UP, Bihar and Jharkhand which should have been
justification for delay in filing the action plan by the NMCG and the
Clean Ganga and the States of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West
Bengal for not responding and failing to formulate the action plans
for Phase II and III. We give final opportunity to NMCG and the
Bengal to take further steps forthwith, latest within 7 days and file
STP, utilization plan for treated sewage and demarcating of the flood
1 Times of India dated 1.11.2018 titled “80% of Ganga will be clean by March 2019:
Gadkari” -https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water/80-of-ganga-will-be-clean-by-
march-2019-gadkari-62019
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/ganga-will-be-80-percent-clean-by-march-2019-
nitin-gadkari
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/clean-ganga-projects-to-be-completed-in-
2020-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/68193262.cms
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15. Our attention has been drawn to a report submitted by Quality
The report has been submitted after carrying out a study at the
follows:
16. The NMCG, in coordination with the Ministry of Housing and Urban
17. One of the reports which we have noticed is the report dated
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main issue discussed in the said report is discharge of effluents,
the post Kumbh Mela steps affecting River Ganga. Directions of the
measures.
earlier scheduled.
S.P. Wangdi, JM
K. Ramakrishnan, JM