NGT fines drug firm ₹50 lakh

Was discharging untreated effluents

May 10, 2017 01:12 am | Updated 01:12 am IST - New Delhi

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of ₹50 lakh on five units of Amroha-based drug firm Jubilant Life Sciences for discharging untreated effluents in the open and extracting ground water beyond permissible limits.

The green panel directed the Uttar Pradesh-based Jubilant Life Sciences (distillery unit), Jubilant Industries Ltd (Polymer unit), Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd (chemical unit-1), Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd (chemical unit-2), and Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products to deposit the amount with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

“After payment of ₹50 lakh, four units of the Jubilant Group will be permitted to operate except the distillery unit. All directions and recommendations contained in the joint inspection report should be complied with by the industries without delay,” a Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said.

The NGT asked the Central Ground Water Authority to inspect the premises of the drug firm and report whether ground water extraction was being done as per law. It also made it clear that industry shouldn’t be permitted to extract water in excess of the permission granted.

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