NGT directs CPCB to submit report on disposal of waste tyres used in factories and industries

New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a report on the disposal mechanism of used tyres following a plea seeking ban on illegal pyrolysis industries that uses waste tyres as raw material for the production of fuel oil.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the apex pollution monitoring body to submit the report in three months.

The bench said “Before we consider the matter, it appears necessary to obtain a report from the CPCB, about the status of compliance of rules on the subject and remedial measures required, within three months by email.”

CPCB may compile information on the subject from the relevant quarters, it added.

It also directed the applicant NGO to furnish a set of papers to the CPCB and file an affidavit of service within a week.

The plea moved by the Social Action for Forest and Environment contended that use of waste tyres by the pyrolysis industries across the country needs to be banned in order to prevent environmental damage as it emits toxic pollutants that affect public health adversely.