Ludhiana, Feb. 24 -- In a matter pertaining to the major cause of pollution in Ludhiana-Buddha Nullah-taken up by the Public Action Committee (PAC), the NationalGreen tribunal (NGT) vide orders dated February 20, 2025 has directed Punjab to file compliance report before the next date of hearing.

Kapil Arora and Jaskirat Singh informed that the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of all three common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) belonging to Focal Point, Tajpur Road and Bahadur Ke textile dyeing clusters had filed their respective appeals against the orders issued by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) following the directions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for restraining them to discharge treated effluent into Buddha Nullah...