The material shown by the petitioner indicated that the tribunal's order was not implemented by all states
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the chief secretaries of all states and the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) regarding non-compliance with the tribunal's order concerning the pollution of various river stretches across the country.
In February 2021, the tribunal directed the MoJS to devise an appropriate mechanism for effective monitoring of the steps to control pollution and rejuvenate all polluted river stretches in the country.
Other directions to the states included addressing gaps in the treatment of sewage and effluents by establishing adequate effluent treatment plants (ETPs), sewage treatment plants (STPs), and common effluent treatment plants (CETPS).
In a recent order, a bench of Chairperson Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel said, "Since a larger issue concerning the implementation of the orders by different authorities on a pan-India basis is involved, we entertain this application as an execution application for the execution of the order which has been finally passed (on February 22, 2021).
" It said the material shown by the petitioner indicated that the tribunal's order was not implemented by all states. "Hence, we issue a notice to the chief secretaries of all the states and the Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) with the direction to submit the report regarding compliance with the above order of the tribunal," the NGT said.
The matter has been listed on December 13 for further proceedings.