Published on : 08 Nov 2025, 11:00 am 1 min read

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, and Delhi to ensure that all Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) dumping their waste in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers and other water bodies immediately install Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems (OCEMS).

OEMS are automated, real-time monitoring systems installed by industries to track the quality and quantity of wastewater (effluent) they discharge.

A Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Afroz Ahmad said that pollution control boards, both at the central and state levels, are required to take prompt action to ensure that GPS do not defa

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