New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directions to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, and Delhi to ensure the installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems ( OCEMS ) in Grossly Polluting Industries ( GPI s) that have failed to comply with environmental norms.

A bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr Afroz Ahmad (Expert Member) passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Imran Ahmad.

The petitioner alleged that despite repeated directions from the CPCB, several GPI s across the four states continue to discharge untreated effluents into vital water bodies, including the Ganga and Yamuna riv

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