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This is the story of the village of Palavasa-Nakkavanipalem in Visakhapatnam, which is fighting coal dust in their lungs. The village is located close to the coal-based power plant run by Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd (HNPCL), and the residents have been suffering from various asthmatic symptoms for years. The village has repeatedly requested the company to relocate them somewhere safer, but their requests have fallen on deaf ears. Finally, the village has taken the matter to court, filing a writ petition which has now been converted to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The resident...

NGT has imposed an environmental compensation of over Rs 2,000 crore on the state of Punjab for failure to ensure proper treatment of solid and liquid wastes causing harm to the environment. 

The green court was dealing with the issue for consideration of the remedial action against contamination of water bodies and groundwater, specially Ramgarh Lake, Ami, Rapti and Rohani Rivers in and around District Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.