Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board report to the NGT on District Environment Plans, 03/01/2022
Updated compliance status by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board of the National Green Tribunal orders passed in Original Application No. 360 of 2018 (Nath Sharma Vs Union of India & Others) regarding District Environment Plans (DEP).
54 districts of Uttar Pradesh had made their District Environment Plans and submitted the same to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Uttar Pradesh is complying with the directions of NGT and the Oversight Committee and a significant programme has been made for preparation of DEPs. The structure of DEPs has evolved and the state has expeditiously revised the DEPs. Further, the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh is periodically reviewing the progress of the DEPs.