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Brick kilns in UP

An action-taken report released on February 27, 2020 , in compliance with a November 26, 2019 order from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), looked at the status of 525 brick kilns in Uttar Pradesh, keeping the date of establishment of the kilns.

Around 476 brick kilns were established before June 27, 2012, when the UP Brick Kilns (Siting Criteria for Establishment) Rules, 2012 kicked in. Another 49 kilns came up after that.

Of the 525 brick kilns, 328 had valid consent. Consent was granted to these kilns, which were converted to 'high-draft zigzag technology'. There was no...