Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS), an NGO based out of Ahmedabad had demanded the closure of Narmada Clean Tech (NCT), Ankleshwar, as the Final Effluent Treatment Plant (FETP) in a letter to the Union environment and forests minister for failing to meet the prescribed Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) norms. The NCT claims to receive treated industrial effluent from Ankleshwar, Jhagadia & Panoli Industrial Estates common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and to treat it at Final Effluent Treatment Plant (FETP) upto prescribed norms of GPCB and then to convey through 52.76 kms pipeline into the sea. The pipeline which carries the effluent from NCT to the sea for discharge has many times been broken and that lead to illegal discharge into Amla Khadi which at the end meets the Narmada River and much time often into the farmlands in various villages. PSS has issued legal notices to 10 respondents including secretary, MoEFCC, Chief Secretary and Additional secretary of Gujarat Government, Chairman and member secretaries of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) & GPCB.
Region Classification
Type of Land
Private
Private and Common
Type of Common Land
Starting Year
2013
Government Bodies Involved in the Conflict:
Gujarat State Government, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation , Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Nation Green Tribunal
Other Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Narmada Clean Tech, Ankleshwar Industries Association
Legislations Involved in the Conflict:
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Has the Conflict Ended?
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
