Unit manufactures soft drink, juice & package drinking
water and wherein the groundwater is main raw material. The
Unit is located in Bisrakh block ... Resource Assessment, 2017 of CGWB. Since September 2018, the
unit is extracting groundwater without any NOC from the
CGWA. The Unit during the visit found
authorities as follows:
"58. Rivers in India are drying up, groundwater is being
rapidly depleted, and canals are polluted. Yamuna in
Delhi looks like ... cpcb.nic.in/cpcbold/RESTORATION-OF-POLLUTED-RIVER-STRETCHES.pdf
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out groundwater at an alarming rate, causing sharp
decline in the groundwater levels. Farmers
will enable
400 tube-wells presently being used for extraction of
groundwater to be closed.
The Monitoring Committee shall review the steps taken by
Urban ... only to
save potable water but also to prevent illegal extraction of
groundwater and conservation of water bodies. Timelines
have been laid down for ensuring
ground water. It was observed:-
"1. Remedial action against falling groundwater levels in the
country is the subject matter of consideration before this
Tribunal ... Taking cognizance of news item under the caption
"Falling Groundwater Level Threatens City", appearing in the
Indian Express
Supreme Court and NGT to check depleting
groundwater levels in the country
II Hon'ble Supreme Court Directions in M.C. Mehta v. Union ... Supreme Court and NGT to check
depleting groundwater level in the country.
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II. Hon'ble Supreme Court Directions in M.C. Mehta
Pollution Control Board
1. It is submitted that the soil, sediment and groundwater in and
around the closed premises of M/s Tamil Nadu Chromate ... Hexavalent Chromium, have been
identified as contaminants of concern in soils, groundwater and surface
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waters. Results indicates that the total
terms of the recommendation made.
Further the Applicant contended
that the Groundwater has been
polluted to the extent that the
population of the nearby localities ... Sewage.
8. The Unit shall obtain NOCs from CGWA for
withdrawal of groundwater at earliest, as the NOC
has already expired in April
objectionable and an unscientific practice. The sand absorbs
water and then recharges groundwater too. This practice is
destroying the natural process of the river
ensure that the wastewater
does not percolate through ground and pollutes the
groundwater. The flooring of the shed should be properly
paved (impervious) with ... Dairy farms and gaushalas should not be located in
areas with shallow groundwater depth of about 10
to 12 feet and in particular in alluvium
2018, Arti v. CGWA & Ors.,
dealing with illegal extraction of groundwater by the Hotels. Finding large
scale violations, the Tribunal directed following action ... India & Ors. (1997) 11 SCC 312
requiring control and regulation of groundwater extractions. While a
specialized body has been constituted in the form
