Disposed

Hari Chand Arora v. State of Punjab

NGT16 Apr 2021Original Application No. 97/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

National Green Tribunal ordered the State of Punjab to investigate and remediate water contamination in government schools across Punjab where water exceeded safety parameters or was bacteriologically unsafe, directing action within a month in the interest of public health.

What did the court decide?

Directed the Chief Secretary, Punjab, to coordinate with concerned departments, ascertain causes of contamination, and ensure supply of safe drinking water by holding a meeting within a month.

“ *Annexure* *No.*	*Date*		*Name o*	*f School*		*Parameters* *pointed out in* *Report*
P-1	23.04.2019	Govt. Bajan,	Primary Sidhwan	School, Bet, Lud	Malsian hiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3. Calcium
P-2	23.04.2019	Govt. _Bajan, _	Sr. Sec. _Sidhwan _	School, Bet, Lud	Malsian hiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-3	23.04.2019	Govt. Malou	High d, Ludhian	School, a	Jagera,	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3. Calcium
P-4	23.04.2019	Govt. Pakho	Primary wal, Ludh	School, iana-I	Pamali,	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness

“
Annexure
No.

Date

Name o

f School

Parameters
pointed out in
Report

P-1

23.04.2019

Govt.
Bajan,

Primary
Sidhwan

School,
Bet, Lud

Malsian
hiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3. Calcium

P-2

23.04.2019

Govt.
_Bajan, _

Sr. Sec.
_Sidhwan _

School,
Bet, Lud

Malsian
hiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-3

23.04.2019

Govt.
Malou

High
d, Ludhian

School,
a

Jagera,

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3. Calcium

P-4

23.04.2019

Govt.
Pakho

Primary
wal, Ludh

School,
iana-I

Pamali,

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-5 P-6	23.04.2019 23.04.2019	Govt. Model School, Chandran Shanewal, Ludhiana-I Govt. Primary School, Chandran Shanewal, Ludhiana-I	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3. Calcium 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3Calcium
P-7	23.04.2019	Govt. Primary School, Rajoana Kalan, Block-Sudhar, Ludhiana	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-8	30.04.2019	Govt. Primary School, Parjian Biharipur, Block-Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity
P-9	30.04.2019	Govt. Primary School, Kanian Hussaini, Block-Sidwan Bet, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3.Calcium 4 TDS
P-10	30.04.2019	Govt. Primary School, Kothe Pona, Jagraon, Ludhiana	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3 TDS
P-11	30.04.2019	Govt. High School, Atiana, Block- Sudhar, Ludhiana	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-12	30.04.2019	Govt. High School (Girls) Pakhowal Block-Ludhiana-I	1. Alkalinity 2 Hardness
P-13	30.04.2019	, Govt. High School (Girls) Pakhowal Block-Ludhiana-I	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-14	30.04.2019	, Govt. Primary School (Girls) Pakhowal Ludhiana-I	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-15	26.03.2019	, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Ghudani Kalan, Payal, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-16	26.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Ghudani Kalan, Payal, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3. TDS
P-17	26.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Galib Khurd, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-18	26.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Sherpur Khurd, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-19	26.03.2019	Aganwari Center No. 531, Jhameri, Shanewal, Ludhiana-I	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-20	26.03.2019	Govt. High School, Kheri, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3 TDS
P-21	26.03.2019	Govt. Middle School, Nangal Khurd, Pakhowal, Ludhiana	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-22	19.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Kothe Jeeva, Hathur, Jagraon, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness 3 TDS
P-23	19.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Kothe Baggu, Hathur, Jagraon, Ludhiana	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-24	19.03.2019	Govt. Middle School, Seikh Daulat, Sidhwan Bet Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity
P-25	19.03.2019	_, _ Govt. Primary School, Seikh Daulat, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity
P-26	19.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Jandiali, CHC Shanewal Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-27	19032019	,, Govt Sr Sec School Pamal	1 Alkalinity
	..	. . . , , Pakhowal, Block- Ludhiana-I	. 2. Hardness
P-28	19.03.2019	Govt. Primary School, Pamal,	1. Alkalinity
		Pakhowal Block- Ludhiana-I
P-29	26.02.2019	_, _ Govt. Primary School, Balmiki Ghati Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2 Hardness
P-30	26.02.2019	_, _ Govt. Primary Basic School,	_. _ 1. Alkalinity
P-31	26.02.2019	Jagraon, Ludhiana Govt. High School, Jandi, Block- idh dhi	2. Hardness 1. Alkalinity d
P-32	18.02.2019	Swan Bet, Luana Govt. Primary School, Agwar Gujjran Block-Jaraon	2. Harness 1. Alkalinity 2 Hardness
P-33	18.02.2019	, g Govt. Primary School, Lalton Khurd, Pakhowal, Block- Ludhiana-I	_. _ 1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-34	18.02.2019	Primary School, Swadi Khurd, Block-Sidhwanbet Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2 Hardness
P-35	12.02.2019	_, _ Govt. Primary School, Bir	_. _ 1. Alkalinity
		Sahanewal Khurd, Block-	2. Hardness

P-5
P-6

23.04.2019
23.04.2019

Govt. Model School, Chandran
Shanewal, Ludhiana-I
Govt. Primary School, Chandran
Shanewal, Ludhiana-I

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3. Calcium
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3Calcium

P-7

23.04.2019

Govt. Primary School, Rajoana
Kalan, Block-Sudhar, Ludhiana

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-8

30.04.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Parjian
Biharipur,
Block-Sidhwan
Bet,
Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity

P-9

30.04.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Kanian
Hussaini,
Block-Sidwan
Bet,
Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3.Calcium
4 TDS

P-10

30.04.2019

Govt. Primary School, Kothe Pona,
Jagraon, Ludhiana

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3 TDS

P-11

30.04.2019

Govt. High School, Atiana, Block-
Sudhar, Ludhiana

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-12

30.04.2019

Govt.
High
School
(Girls)
Pakhowal Block-Ludhiana-I

1. Alkalinity
2 Hardness

P-13

30.04.2019

,
Govt.
High
School
(Girls)
Pakhowal Block-Ludhiana-I

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-14

30.04.2019

,
Govt.
Primary
School
(Girls)
Pakhowal Ludhiana-I

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-15

26.03.2019

,
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Ghudani
Kalan, Payal, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-16

26.03.2019

Govt. Primary School, Ghudani
Kalan, Payal, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3. TDS

P-17

26.03.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Galib
Khurd, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-18

26.03.2019

Govt. Primary School, Sherpur
Khurd, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-19

26.03.2019

Aganwari
Center
No.
531,
Jhameri, Shanewal, Ludhiana-I

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-20

26.03.2019

Govt.
High
School,
Kheri,
Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3 TDS

P-21

26.03.2019

Govt.
Middle
School,
Nangal
Khurd, Pakhowal, Ludhiana

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-22

19.03.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Kothe
Jeeva, Hathur, Jagraon, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness
3 TDS

P-23

19.03.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Kothe
Baggu,
Hathur,
Jagraon,
Ludhiana

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-24

19.03.2019

Govt. Middle School, Seikh Daulat,
Sidhwan Bet Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity

P-25

19.03.2019

_, _
Govt.
Primary
School,
Seikh
Daulat, Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity

P-26

19.03.2019

Govt. Primary School, Jandiali,
CHC Shanewal Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-27

19032019

,,
Govt Sr Sec School Pamal

1 Alkalinity

. . . , ,
Pakhowal, Block- Ludhiana-I

.
2. Hardness

P-28

19.03.2019

Govt.
Primary
School,
Pamal,

1. Alkalinity

Pakhowal Block- Ludhiana-I

P-29

26.02.2019

_, _
Govt.
Primary
School, Balmiki
Ghati Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2 Hardness

P-30

26.02.2019

_, _
Govt.
Primary
Basic
School,

_. _
1. Alkalinity

P-31

26.02.2019

Jagraon, Ludhiana
Govt. High School, Jandi, Block-
idh dhi

2. Hardness
1. Alkalinity
d

P-32

18.02.2019

Swan Bet, Luana
Govt.
Primary
School,
Agwar
Gujjran Block-Jaraon

2. Harness
1. Alkalinity
2 Hardness

P-33

18.02.2019

, g
Govt.
Primary
School,
Lalton
Khurd,
Pakhowal,
Block-
Ludhiana-I

_. _
1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-34

18.02.2019

Primary School, Swadi Khurd,
Block-Sidhwanbet Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2 Hardness

P-35

12.02.2019

_, _
Govt.
Primary
School,
Bir

_. _
1. Alkalinity

Sahanewal
Khurd,
Block-

2. Hardness

P-36	12.02.2019	Ludhiana- I Govt. Middle School, Kulahar, Block-Dehlon Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2 Hardness
P-37	12.02.2019	_, _ Govt. Primary School, Kulahar, Mld Ldhi	_. _ 1. Alkalinity
P-38	12.02.2019	aou, uana Govt. Primary School, Sahanewal Khurd, Ludhiana	1. Alkalinity 2. Hardness
P-39	27.09.2018	Govt. High School, Village- Chhajjawal, CHC, Hathur Govt. Primary School, Village- Chhajjawal, CHC, Hathur	Bacteriologically not safe
P-40	02.09.2019	Govt. Primary School, Rahon, Khanna-1, C.H.C Manupur, Ludhiana	Bacteriologically not safe
		Govt. Middle School, Rahon, Khanna-1, C.H.C Manupur, Ludhiana
P-41	28.08.2019	Govt. Sen. Sec. School, Village Maksudra, Payal, Ludhiana Govt. Sen. Sec. School, Rasluda, Manupur, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School, Rasluda, Manupur Ludhiana	Bacteriologically not safe
P-42	02.08.2019	_, _ Govt. High School, Gurch, Ludhiana	Bacteriologically not safe
		Govt. Primary School, Dangore, Malaut Ludhiana
P-43	15.07.2019	, Govt. Primary School, Tanda Kushal Singh, Machhiwara, Ludhiana Govt. Middle School, Model Town, Khanna-I, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School No. 9, Khanna, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School, Rampur (Kaloniyan), Payal, Ludhiana Govt. Sen. Sec. School, Beeja, M Ldhi	Bacteriologically not safe
P-44	08.07.2019	anupur, uana Govt. High School, Beghowal, Ludhaina, CNC, Payal, Ludhiana Govt. Primary High School, Beghowal, Ludhiana, CNC, Payal, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School No. 10, Uttam Nagar, Khanna, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School, Bhattian, Block Khanna, Ludhiana Govt. Middle School, Sarwarpur, Manupur, Ludhiana Govt. Middle School, Gharkahnawa, Manupur, Ludhiana	Bacteriologically not safe
P-45	22.02.2019	Govt. Sen. Sec. School, Rajgarh, CHC Payal, Ludhiana Govt. Elementary School, Khanna, Ludhiana Govt. Sen. Sec. Girl School, Machhiwara, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School-II, Machhiwara, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School, Raudi, M	Bacteriologically not safe
		anupur Govt. Sen. Sec. School, Raudi, _M _
P-46	08.02.2019	_anupur _ Govt. Primary School, Basti Bazigarh, Shamgarh, Samrala, Ludhiana Govt. Primary School, No. 7, Khanna, Ludhiana	Bacteriologically not safe

P-36

12.02.2019

Ludhiana- I
Govt.
Middle
School,
Kulahar,
Block-Dehlon Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2 Hardness

P-37

12.02.2019

_, _
Govt. Primary School, Kulahar,
Mld Ldhi

_. _
1. Alkalinity

P-38

12.02.2019

aou, uana
Govt. Primary School, Sahanewal
Khurd, Ludhiana

1. Alkalinity
2. Hardness

P-39

27.09.2018

Govt.
High
School,
Village-
Chhajjawal, CHC, Hathur
Govt.
Primary
School,
Village-
Chhajjawal, CHC, Hathur