Supreme Court and NGT take action against environmental violations in India

The Supreme Court of India has threatened to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Rajasthan government regarding illegal mining and the regularization of mining leases along the Jojari-Luni-Bandi river system. The court accused state officials of negligence and misrepresenting river corridor data, describing discrepancies in river width records as the “height of absurdity.” The bench directed the state to protect recorded river corridors and requested a financial proposal for effluent treatment plants using zero-liquid-discharge technology.

Separately, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued several environmental directives across India. In Bikaner, Rajasthan, the tribunal ordered action against polluting industrial units in Khara after residents reported respiratory symptoms. In Jaipur, an investigation was ordered into alleged illegal commercial groundwater extraction. Additionally, in Jammu and Kashmir, the NGT is reviewing challenges to pollution reports concerning the Manasbal wetland, where untreated sewage and municipal waste have reportedly degraded water quality below standard levels for outdoor bathing.