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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hotels operating in Puri, Odisha without any consent to operate from the PCB, 14/12/2015

  • 14/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biranchi Narayan Mahapatra Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 14/12/2015 regarding hotels operating in Puri without any consent to operate from the PCB.

NGT directs show cause notice be issued to hotel owners as to why a penalty/compensation to the tune of Rs. 10 lakh shall not imposed upon each of them for illegally operating the
hotel business without obtaining valid consent to operate certificate from the State PCB and thereby causing pollution to the air and water violating The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environment (Protection) Act 1986. 

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