03 Sep 2024
August 2024 saw significant changes in India’s environmental landscape, including stricter compliance measures.
In August 2024, significant strides were made in streamlining compliance procedures for both state organisations and businesses. The Supreme Court delegated the responsibility of assessing the environmental impact of silicosis-prone industries to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to safeguard the right to life and dignity of workers.
To ensure effective implementation of waste management laws and streamline compliance requirements, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revised its guidelines for assessing environmental compensation (EC) for violation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (PWM Rules) and issued a Standard Operating Procedure for distilleries to obtain Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) certificates. Additionally, CPCB issued a show cause notice to numerous industries for non-compliance with the PWM Rules.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has taken proactive steps to address the remediation of contaminated sites in India by proposing draft rules. This move aims to establish a uniform procedure for conducting such remediation activities, which had been lacking until now.
The key developments are discussed in detail below
a. Supreme Court directs National Green Tribunal to monitor environmental impact of silicosis-prone industries
The Supreme Court recently addressed the long-standing issue of silicosis among workers across the country by directing the NGT to oversee the environmental impact of industries causing this disease. This decision comes in response to a writ petition filed by Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (PRASAR), a non-governmental organisation, and others in 2006 seeking the Court’s intervention. The petition emphasised the urgent need for systemic reforms to address detection, prevention, and treatment of silicosis to protect the health and rights of workers in terms of Article 21 of the Constitution.
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