The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure compliance of environmental norms for the safety of citizens. Simultaneously, the Tribunal directed the District Magistrate of Ludhiana in Punjab to 77 to the families of people -20 directed to pay lakh rupees, who died allegedly due to leakage of poisonous gas. including three children died due to leakage of poisonous gas in the densely populated Gyaspura area of ​​Ludhiana district. People had died. High levels of hydrogen sulphide were detected in the air and officials suspected it to be from some sewer. After the incident, the Ludhiana administration has given Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to the people who got sick in the incident -39 announced a compensation of thousand rupees.

Formation of eight-member joint fact-finding committee

Initiating suo moto action on the basis of media reports, the Tribunal Chairman Justice A. Of. A bench headed by Goyal constituted an eight-member joint fact-finding committee, which would be headed by the chairman of the Punjab State Pollution Control Board. Justice Goel, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member Dr. A.K. Senthil Vel’s bench said- Meanwhile, the District Magistrate of Ludhiana lost his life in the incident to the families of the persons -11 may ensure payment of compensation of Rs. lakh, if any amount has already been paid , then deduct that amount.

It is the responsibility of the government to ensure compliance with the norms The bench said- The committee can mention the details of the persons who have died and the persons who have been injured. It can also recommend measures to be taken in future to prevent such incidents. The tribunal said- It is the responsibility of the government to ensure compliance of environmental norms for the safety of the citizens. The eight-member committee includes Regional Director (North) of Central Pollution Control Board, Nominated representative of Industrial Toxicology Research Center (ITRC), Lucknow, Director of PGI Chandigarh, representative of National Disaster Response Force, District Magistrate of Punjab State Pollution Control Board, Ludhiana and includes the Commissioner of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation.

The bench said that the committee can meet within a week from today and complete its work within a month. The tribunal said- The committee will be free to interact with any other department, institution or person and visit the concerned sites. The committee will be free to work online or offline as per the situation. Committee 30 May submit its report to this tribunal on or before June. Killed in the incident 14 People were residents of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Gyaspura has a sizeable population of expatriates and a number of industrial and residential buildings are located in the area.

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Tue, May 2, 2023, 8: 15 PM IST