Itanagar, March 14 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench at Kolkata, has taken cognisance of a case concerning alleged environmental pollution caused by ferro alloy industries operating in Arunachal Pradesh.
The matter was heard on March 9 before Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi (Judicial Member) and Dr A Senthil Vel (Expert Member) in Original Application No. 43/2026/EZ, filed by the Industrial Growth Centre Pollution Affected People's Forum (IGCPAPF) and petitioner Dishing Tagi.
The application alleges that the operations of Arunachal Ferro Alloy and Aether Alloys LLP are causing severe air, water and soil pollution affecting several nearby villages including Ruksin, Niglok, Ngorlung, Ralung, Mikong, Mangnang and Lingka.
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