India, July 31 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench, on Monday directed the Pune district collector and the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to establish integrated digital systems within six months to strengthen groundwater regulation and monitoring across the district. The tribunal also asked the authorities to submit a compliance report after the deadline.

The tribunal issued the order while disposing of an application filed by Pushkar Kulkarni, a resident of Pashan-Sus Road, in March 2025, seeking stricter regulation of groundwater extraction following the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak that began in January that year. The application raised suspicions about groundwater contamination's role in the GBS...