India, Dec. 19 -- Water body pollution in Punjab

Authorities need to close 819 polluting sources in Punjab. The largest number of such sources in the state are under the jurisdiction of its Department of Rural Development and Panchayats. Some 290 polluting sources have either been closed or removed while 510 still need to be closed by the department, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) said in its report filed in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated September 19, 2025.

The PPCB report dated December 15, 2025, related to polluting water bodies in Punjab. The NGT had taken suo motu cognisance of water body pollution based on a news article published in The Tribune on September 16, 2024, titled Over 1200 source...