Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
The Maharashtra government should nominate the same for the Ramsar site, the NBWL has recommended. Mumbai: In a shot in the arm for the Navi Mumbai international airport, the Maharashtra government has allocated 250 hectare forest land in Raigad district to the project. However, the National Board of Wild Life …
“There has to be a right balance. Environmentally, though permissions have been granted for mega projects, at times the conditions applied are a bit too stringent,” Bhatia said. Striking a balance between environment and development, better marketing of infrastructure works, and more effective communication between multiple agencies are key if …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of National Highways Authority of India Vs Government of Maharashtra & Others dated 03/09/2015 regarding diversion of forest land to the non-forest purpose in the area of Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Panvel Taluka of Raigad District, Maharashtra.
MUMBAI: The Rs 1,1000-crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project will not face environmental impediments as the Union environment and forest ministry (MoEF) is likely to approve the eco-sensitive zone as 0-8km from the Karnala bird sanctuary. The MoEF had issued a draft notification notifying the eco-sensitive limit in June …
Twenty eight major highway projects have hit a road block owing to clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest. Some projects are as old as 2006. Stretch along Karnala Bird Sanctuary near Mumbai on National Highway 17 has been lying unattended because of clearances to be acquired from Ministry …
Forest Officials Say Tankers Will Be Used To Refill Lakes The hot summer has led to a considerable water crunch at the green zone of Karnala Bird Sanctuary near Panvel, causing much discomfort to the birds and animals in the forest. “Water bodies like ponds and rivulets in this sanctuary …
Mumbai: In a major boost for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, the Bombay high court on Tuesday gave its goahead to Cidco’s request to be able to clear mangroves for the greenfield project. Hearing an application filed by Cidco, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nicholas H. Almeida Vs M/s Lenzing Modi Fibres India Pvt Ltd & Others dated 13/09/2013 regarding the setting up of a viscose staple fibre plant near the vicinity of Karnala Birds Sanctuary by Lenzing Modi Fibres India Private Ltd.
Mumbai may finally get its new airport now as a panel of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given the ‘green signal’ for the multi-billion rupee project. The proposal had also received an intense push from Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan who had met Union environment minister …
Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan alleging that a company has begun illegal construction near Karnala bird sanctuary in Panvel. In the letter, Gandhi said a private company had sought permission to set up a factory within 10 kilometres of the sanctuary, which houses …
NAVI MUMBAI: An environmentalist from the city has complained to the ministry of environment and forests that the proposed airport at Navi Mumbai received the environment clearance in 2010 as CIDCO, the nodal agency of the project, did not reveal to the authorities the presence of 130 hectares of reserved …
The chief conservator of forests of Thane circle, R.K. Pole, has withdrawn the forest clearance granted to the Navi Mumbai airport. The clearance was granted on the grounds that the Navi Mumbai airport would be located more than ten km away from the Karnala bird sanctuary as has been laid …
No threat seen to eco environment in Matheran hills or Karnala bird sanctuary. Ashwini Phadnis Rahul Wadke The fragile eco environment in Matheran hills and Karnala bird sanctuary is unlikely to be affected by the proposed Navi Mumbai airport coming up at the Panvel site. Sources indicated that the report …
Bird watchers and conservationists can heave a sigh of relief as the Centre has shot down a road-widening proposal that would have caused death of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, some 60 km South-west of Mumbai. Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) of the environment ministry in a recent …
Mumbai: Karnala bird sanctuary, some 60 km south-west of Mumbai, is on verge of being destroyed after the state wildlife board approved widening of national highway 17. The board, which met after one and a half years on Friday, passed a resolution despite strong objection from some members. "I opposed …
