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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd Thoothukudi Vs The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai and others dated 15/07/2013

  • 15/07/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd Thoothukudi Vs The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai and others dated 15/07/2013.

NGT after going through the report submitted by the Special Expert Committee stated that it does not indicate that the company is polluting and the stack sampling or ambient air quality monitoring it is not being found that the industry was emitting SO2 gas or substances which were in violation to the prescribed standards. The Special Expert Committee makes certain recommendations to further improve the working of the plant of the appellant industry which the industry has undertaken to comply.