AIR POLLUTION IN INDIA: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF NGT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37591/njel.v3i2.669Keywords:
NGT, Air Pollution, Environment, Tribunal, SPCB, CPCB, Crop Burning, Solid Waste ManagementAbstract
For the past few years there is a mounting concern over the problem of atmospheric pollution in our country. The menace of air pollution is not limited only to the major or metropolitan cities anymore. Over the past decade, it has spread across various small cities and towns as well. In such a situation, it cannot be denied that the NGT has a key role to play in controlling this menace of air pollution. This paper, in its limited scope, aims to assess the role played by NGT in keeping a check on air pollution till now and also addresses the obstructions before it in doing so.
The author begins by discussing and analyzing some of the important provisions of the NGT Act. The article continues by studying the role of NGT in keeping a check on air pollution with the help of case laws. Further, the author has identified the issues which act as an obstruction for the NGT in achieving its goal of clean and pollution free atmosphere and also suggested ways in which those issues can be resolved.
