Lucknow, Sept. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Authority to process around 400 pending applications for setting up pollution-free micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the ecologically sensitive area around the Taj Mahal.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana directed the TTZ Authority to examine the applications in consultation with the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), PTI reported.

The bench took note of the submission of the cumulative impact assessment (CIA) report on proposals to establish MSMEs before the TTZ Authority.

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