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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regulatory mechanism for handling absolute Alcohol or Ethanol, 24/07/2018

  • 24/07/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/07/2018. The prayer in this Application is for enforcement of regulatory mechanism for handling absolute Alcohol or Ethanol which are highly inflammable liquids.

NGT while disposing of the Application said the matter was dealt by this Tribunal inter-alia on 30.08.2017 which clearly stated that Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) is the competent authority to issue licenses and to ensure that no industry producing absolute Alcohol functions without such license.