Following a plea seeking a ban on a plastic manufacturing unit in Haridwar, the National Green Tribunal has directed the State pollution control board to submit a report on the same. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said: “Allegation in the letter, which has been treated as an application, is that plastic manufacturing is taking place in Haridwar even though there is a ban of plastic in the State.”Directing the State pollution control board to take action, the green panel said: “Let the Uttarakhand State Pollution Control Board furnish a report on the factual aspects and action taken, if any, to this tribunal.”’

Source: The Hindu December 21, 2018 17:32 UTC