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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Ors Vs CETP, Jajmau, Kanpur & Ors dated 12/10/2015 regarding cleaning of river Ganga. A meeting of the following officers, for Section One of Phase- 1 of cleaning of River Ganga at …
The NGT also indicated that it was ready to issue directions to close down the tanneries operating near the Ganga river in Kanpur, and "shift the total industrial complex" to a different location. Unhappy over the slow pace of work on the Ganga cleaning project, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) …
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti on Tuesday urged the environment ministry to check the ongoing unauthorised mining activities on river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district. In the letter sent to union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate change Prakash Javadekar, Bharti urged …
The Centre's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will impact "very significantly" the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a green panel has said while suggesting that the issue needs to be studied more carefully before granting final green signal. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' …
The cut in outlay for the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) has put the brakes on the setting up of a state referral water quality testing laboratory in Uttarakhand. The laboratory was to be set up in the capital city by the Jal Sansthan. However, the cut …
The Central government is as serious in cleaning river Yamuna as it serious for rejuvenation of river Ganga, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today said. "Yamuna Shuddhikaran Abhiyan is bound to get successful because the Union government is as serious on cleaning river Yamuna as it is serious on …
Troops of border guarding force of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will undertake a massive 2,350 km ‘Swachh Ganga’ river rafting expedition next month as part of efforts to contribute to the government’s mission of cleaning the river. The expedition is expected to be flagged off on Gandhi Jayanti on …
Environmental activists concerned at the degradation of Yamuna river have demanded firm action by the union water resources ministry on the directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to ensure a minimal flow of water in this largest tributary of the Ganges. On June 12, the NGT had directed the …
The resource being exploited for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes Underground water is receding in eight valleys of Himachal where it was being exploited for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes. The Central Water Board (CWB) for Himalayan region, an organization of Union Ministry for Water Resources, has been studying the …
Nodal officers and resource persons from five stakeholder States have presented their proposed models along with costs to be included in the final detailed project report for forestry interventions in the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). The proposed models were submitted at the start of the two-day meeting of …
Tribunal cites expiry of the time limit for such a petition. The Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed a petition seeking ceasing of work on the Garudeshwar weir project for non-compliance of environmental norms. Stating a technical reason, the tribunal said that the case was brought before …
KOLKATA: The Hooghly riverfront in Kolkata will get a makeover with World Bank sanctioning funds under the National Ganga River Basin Project scheme. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is in the process of engaging a reputed consulting agency that will make profile the riverfront development in the Kolkata Metropolitan …
he success of the Delhi Metro rail project, it was decided at a Centre-Delhi government meet on Wednesday, would likely be replicated to clean up the Yamuna in the Capital, make it a hub for tourism, and address the drinking water woes of people. A six-member committee comprising officials from …
LUDHIANA: It is very unfortunate that a state like Punjab, which is known for its rivers, is facing shortage of water. "When I share this problem with the people of other states, they don't believe it and laugh it off. But in reality, conditions are becoming worse and there is …
Varanasi: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has said efforts are on to clean the River Ganga by 2018. Bharti told media here on Sunday that a technical committee is preparing a report on the quality of water in the Ganga and will submit …
As India stares at the mammoth task of cleaning the Ganga and looks for inspiration outside the country , it is the Rhine river of western Europe which has caught the attention of policy-makers here due to its record of rejuvenation despite once being one of the most polluted river …
The Centre has said that it is planning to take up works pertaining to cleaning of the Yamuna river, in addition to the existing scope of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that in the …
To tackle degradation of the Yamuna, a Parliamentary panel has recommended strengthening of solid and liquid municipal waste management infrastructure in Agra and preventing bathing of animals in the river and other water bodies around Taj Mahal "immediately". "The degradation of Yamuna bed is quite evident and is visible to …
Government has asked the pollution control boards to initiate action against industrial units discharging contaminated effluents in river Ganga, Union Minister Uma Bharti informed Lok Sabha on Thursday. She said the government has asked the pollution control boards to initiate action against such industrial units, in a bid to stop …
PANJIM: In a major disclosure, the Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances (EC) for the controversial Virdi dam, currently in a legal battle before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT). “Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances for the Virdi dam …
