NGT Forms Panel to Probe River Pollution by Fish Unit

4-member committee to visit the fish processing unit at Remuna

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The alleged illegal operation of a 15,800 metric tonne per annum capacity fish meal and scrap fish processing unit at Tundura under Remuna block in Balasore district has come under the National Green Tribunal (NGT) scanner.

The tribunal constituted a high-level fact-finding committee on April 17 and asked it to submit a report within four weeks. The four-member panel includes regional director of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Bhubaneswar, senior scientists of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and Balasore district collector.

In a petition, Bipin Bihari Das, resident of the nearby locality, had alleged that the unit has been operating since 2023 with an annual processing capacity of 5,000 metric tonne fish meal and 10,800 metric tonne surimi (fish paste).