NGT directs TNPCB to set timeline for IIT-M’s comprehensive study on pollution issues in Neyveli

The National Green Tribunal was hearing cases based on reports concerning alleged pollution around Neyveli Lignite Corporation. The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to issue the Terms of Reference (ToR) to IIT-Madras and fix a timeline for a comprehensive scientific study into pollution in Neyveli, after differences emerged among members of a technical committee constituted to examine the issue.

The bench notes that the internal technical committee constituted by the TNPCB had submitted individual reports, but there were differences of opinion among its members on preparing a comprehensive report.

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