Panel to check Ghazipur mandi violations

NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal on Thursday formed a joint committee of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and district magistrate (East), asking them to verify the ground situation at Ghazipur Murga Mandi and find out if any environmental damage was being caused by the local activities.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the joint committee needed to submit an action taken report within three months and asked DPCC to be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance.
“The joint committee may hold its first meeting within 15 days from today. It may visit the site, while other proceedings may be conducted online. The committee may take stock of the situation with reference to earlier reports also and ascertain updated remedial action in the matter,” said the bench.
NGT, in a previous order on May 19, 2021, had directed the environment ministry to revisit clearance for development of a “modern poultry and egg market” adjacent to the Ghazipur Mandi.
It also asked DPCC, in coordination with other agencies, to identify the violators and initiate prosecution to stop polluting activities and recover compensation for the past violations.