An environment activist moved the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday against “illegal” slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that these were discharging untreated effluents into open drains and causing pollution. He’s also seeking execution of the NGT 2015 order for closure of all illegal slaughter houses in the State.
Govt party in case
The petition has made the Uttar Pradesh government, Central Pollution Control Board, U.P. Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), State Groundwater Department and others as parties in the case.
The plea, which has been listed before a Bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim, has been filed through advocate Anuja Chauhan. It seeks action against four “illegal” slaughterhouses in Aligarh district of U.P.
He has alleged that abattoirs were discharging untreated effluent contaminated with animal waste and blood of slaughtered animals into open drains which go into the tributaries of the Ganga and the Yamuna. The plea also highlights the issue of illegal extraction of groundwater by slaughter houses without requisite permission from competent authorities.
