New Delhi, July 23 -- National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench in New Delhi, has concluded proceedings regarding serious environmental violations linked to dyeing industries operating in Roop Nagar, Arya Nagar, and Tronica City in Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

The case focused on allegations that 19 industrial units and one Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) were releasing untreated toxic waste, violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

In April 2023, the Tribunal directed the formation of a Joint Committee comprising representatives from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), and the Di...