The National Green Tribunal, NGT today ordered closure of 13 industries in Uttar Pradesh, after inspection team found them violating pollution norms.<br/><br/>A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice, Swatanter Kumar passed the order after noting the findings of a special inspection team which informed that effluents discharged in the Bagad river were beyond the prescribed limits. Bagad, which spans a distance of 200 kms, contained heavy industrial pollutants from Gajraula and Bhagrala industrial clusters as there was no common effluent treatment plant on this river. <br/><br/>The tribunal had noted that though Bagad does not meet Ganga, the effluents would meet the river when there is a heavy flow. The tribunal also directed UP government and the state pollution control board to immediately disconnect these industries' electricity and water supply. It also asked these industries to file their response on the findings of the committee within a week.