Following a plea alleging air pollution by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Panipat refinery, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to carry out inspections.
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a joint inspection team comprising of representatives from the Central Pollution Control Board, Haryana State Pollution Control Board and Deputy Commissioner, Panipat.
‘Report within a month’
“The team may monitor ambient air and start monitoring at various locations in the vicinity besides taking water samples in the area. The report may furnished to this tribunal within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order…The nodal agency will be the Haryana State Pollution Control Board,” the Bench said.
The directions came following a note received by the green panel from the Gram Panchayat Singhpura in Panipat that alleged that the operation of the refinery was leading to air and water pollution around Bohli Dadlana, Sithana and Panipat.
The letter from sarpanch Satpal Singh further alleged that the air pollution was adversely affecting a large number of people.
