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**Summary:**

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to establish guidelines for regulating pollution from plywood industries within six months. The NGT notes the industries, categorized as “orange” with a pollution index of 78.3, significantly contribute to air and water pollution yet lack specific regulations regarding location, pollution control, and chemical usage safeguards. The order follows a case concerning plywood factories in Haryana, where the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) is directed to inspect factories, verify compliance with chemical storage regulations, and publish related information on their website.

**News Article:**

**NGT Orders Government to Regulate Plywood Industry Pollution**

*New Delhi, May 30, 2025* – The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to create comprehensive guidelines for regulating pollution generated by plywood industries within the next six months.

The NGT’s directive stems from a judgment issued on May 27th, highlighting the significant air and water pollution caused by these industries, which are categorized as “orange” with a pollution index of 78.3 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Despite this known impact, the NGT noted a lack of specific regulations concerning factory location, pollution control measures, and safety protocols for the use of potentially carcinogenic chemicals.

“Plywood industries… are acknowledged to cause air and water pollution… but no guidelines have been issued regarding location, pollution control devices for prevention and control of air and water pollution, safeguards to be adopted in use of chemicals which have carcinogenic properties,” the NGT stated in its judgment.

The ruling arose from a case centered on pollution from plywood factories in Haryana. The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has been instructed to conduct inspections of plywood factories in the state, ensuring compliance with regulations pertaining to the storage and usage of chemicals like formaldehydrate. The HSPCB must publish detailed information about these industries, including their compliance status, on its website within three months.

The NGT has requested MoEF&CC to file an action-taken report to learned Registrar General of this Tribunal within six months on their progress developing the required guidelines. This ruling marks a potentially significant step towards stricter environmental regulations for the plywood industry in India.

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