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SC asks NGT to set up accountable mechanism to monitor sewage plants in UP

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the treatment of sewage generated in villages, towns and cities and said untreated waste is discharged into rivers and rivulets polluting the very sources of water upon which the survival of the population and bio diversity depends. The top court asked the National Green Tribunal to ensure that an accountable mechanism is set up in Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the performance of the sewage treatment plants, providing for adequate funds for upgrade and maintenance as required and for attending to all…

NGT can take up environment issues on its own: Supreme Court

In a landmark judgment that comes as a shot in the arm for legitimate environmental causes, the Supreme Court said the National Green Tribunal does have suo moto powers and can take up environmental issues on its own. The order came even as the Union government said NGT does not have such powers. “The National Green Tribunal cannot afford to remain a mute spectator when no one knocks on its door,” the court said on Thursday while passing an order that vests suo moto powers to the body created under…