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The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has passed various orders regarding environmental violations in the turtle nesting sites at Agonda, Galgibag, Mandrem and Morjim.
The report came in response to a matter related to temporary structures constructed over no-development zones on these beaches without obtaining specific permission from GCZMA.
The authority imposed environmental compensation on 42 violators from south Goa for causing environmental damages by violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The compensation was calculated by a committee constituted by GCZMA.
The GCZMA report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated May 12, 2023. The tribunal had directed GCZMA to expedite the entire process of assessing the compensation to be levied from 148 violators. Moreover, it ordered GCZMA to issue necessary directions and submit a report within one month.
Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited, located in Kalwa Industrial Estate, Navi Mumbai, is not registered under the Factories Act, 1948 to date, according to the report filed by the director of Industrial Safety and Health, Mumbai.
During a visit to the factory, it was observed that the occupier of the factory was using the premises without obtaining a valid license from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, it added.
A notice has been served against the occupier for the infringements of Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963.
A prosecution under the provisions of the Factories Act has been filed against the occupier in the Chief Judicial Magistrate court, Thane in January 2023.
Solid waste dumped on the banks of the Upper Upper Ganga Canal in Fatehpur Bujurg village in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh has been cleared, stated a report filed by the Uttar Pradesh government before the NGT.
A new site has been selected for the proper disposal of dry solid waste generated from the village households, noted the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). The report was in compliance with the NGT order dated April 12, 2023.
The Gram Panchayat, Fatehpur Bujurg, has also served notices to 24 households saying that garbage disposal at the canal bank is banned and violators will be charged with a penalty of Rs 5,000, followed by prosecution.
The Gram Panchayat has planted saplings of plants at the banks to prevent future dumping.
A joint committee comprising officers from District Panchayati Raj, Ganga Canal and Nagar Palika Parishad has been constituted by the district magistrate for the inspection of the site and to take appropriate actions.
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