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b) Direct the closure of all industrial units running without having consent from state pollution control board and discharging/dumping their untreated effluent waste in the fields of the villagers.

c) Direct the joint inspection of all such Industries located in Sonepat and adjoining area in terms of order dated 28.01.2016 in O.A. 39/2016 and to brought on record the actual data before this Hon'ble Tribunal.

18. Tribunal said that the industry as well as Board, both are required to act in accordance with law and not otherwise.

19. Applicant said, in the above backdrop, that it was duty of HSPCB to ensure compliance of law and refrain industries from polluting air and water but nothing substantial was done except of issuing show cause notices. It is further said that applicant found on internet a news article dated 23.04.2017, published in the daily newspaper 'Times of India', stating that as per Report of Central Ground Water Board (hereinafter referred to as 'CGWB'), ground water in most of the areas in 11 districts of Southern and Western Haryana is unfit for consumption. Reason for this pollution was salinity or high concentration of Nitrate or Fluoride. As per the said report of CGWB, the worst hit districts are Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Jhajar, Mewat and Sirsa and 70% of samples drawn from wells and hand pumps in these districts failed the test as chemical parameters were higher than permissible limits. In five other districts i.e., Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Mahendergarh, and Rewari, 30% to 50% water has potable quality as per Bureau of Indian Standards (hereinafter referred to as 'BIS') 2012. Report was finalized in September 2016 for the years 2015- 16 and based on BIS 2012 norms. Parameters to evaluate suitability of drinking water were salinity, nitrate, sulphate, fluoride, hardness and alkalinity. As per the findings of CGWB Report, ground water in these districts is not only unsuitable for drinking but also for irrigation. The Report further stated that North-Western region i.e., Ambala, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Panipat, Panchkula, Rohtak, Sonepat and Yamunanagar have more than 50% water fit for human consumption. Applicant also found the status of monitoring of STPs till 18.05.2018 on the website of HSPCB and most were non-compliant.

 In Sonepat district, out of 33 industries 17 have applied for NOC and the same are under examination.16 Industrial units have not applied till date.

 In Panipat district, out of 54 industries 20 have applied for NOC and the same are under examination. 34 industrial units have not applied till date.

Regarding industries which draw ground water in Panipat and Sonepat areas (in OA No. 639/2019), Deputy Commissioners have been advised to get the bore wells sealed which have not obtained NOC from CGWA vide letter dated 09-08-2019. Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana has also written letters dated 19.08.2019 to DC, Panipat and DC, Sonepat to take action in this regard. Subsequently, DC, Panipat has constituted a team for taking action against the industries involved in abstraction of ground water and assured CS, Govt. of Haryana vide letter dated 20.08.2019 that action shall be taken against such industries after expiry of the last date for applying i.e., 30.09.2019.

Ground water locations where fluoride content is exceeding the drinking water specification (i.e., BIS 10500-2012), all such sources should be prohibited for drinking water purposes and a display board should be provided at all such contaminated tube wells indicating 'Not Fit for Drinking' by CGWA.

6. Air Quality in Sonepat, Panipat and Faridabad areas:-

Haryana State Pollution Control Board is monitoring air quality using continuous ambient air quality monitoring station (CAAQMS) at Sonepat, Panipat and Faridabad for the parameters such as NOx, NH3, SO2, CO, O3, PM2.5 and PM10. Ambient air quality measured values for the months of July and August 2019 are enclosed as Annexure-X. Panipat:-