Summary:
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and others over pollution caused by an industry engaged in making paper from waste. Zubin Bharda, counsel for the petitioner, argued that despite several complaints, the pollution control board continued to give a clean chit to the company. The counsel argued that the industry left its sludge waste in the open and when it rained, the waste would seep underground, contaminating underground water sources. The petition filed by Rakesh Rai said that NR Agarwal Industries in Sarigam Vapi had already ended up polluting the water sources so much so that the villagers residing in the vicinity were forced to buy drinking water. It highlighted a recent report by the GPCB that stated that water sources in and around the industry were polluted, but in its final conclusion stated that there was no pollution..