NGT directs BPCL to look into grant of contract for supply of absolute alcohol sans permission
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to look into the issue of grant of contract for supply of absolute alcohol or ethanol to manufacturing units which are running without permission of the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO).
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel asked the BPCL to examine the issue and take action in accordance with the law after a plea by an NGO sought directions to the state-run oil marketing firm not to grant contract for supply of ethanol to units which lack requisite approval.
The plea filed by NGO Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE) said that no industry can be allowed to manufacture absolute alcohol/ethanol without a license from PESO in view of mandatory requirement of Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989.
The NGT said that though the grievance of the NGO appears to be against tender that is not a subject matter which may be gone into by this ..