Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday announced its action plan to deal with water crisis during the summer season, which emphasized on maintaining equal water distribution and adding more population under the ambit of the distribution network. According to an official, CEO of DJB directed all the officers to complete …
Green tribunal cracks the whip; asks DDA and other agencies to file report Unhappy with the lethargic attitude of the authorities to clean Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday sought to know how many people have been prosecuted for throwing waste in and along the river and how …
The green bench directed the Secretary of Delhi government, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, three expert members of the tribunal to be present at 3 pm on April 1 for meeting in the chamber. The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps” including attachment of accounts …
Concerned over the “unusually” high water table in a DDA colony here, which is allegedly posing threat to buildings, the Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to find out the reason behind it. A Bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction to the Delhi Jal …
Concerned over the “unusually” high water table in a DDA colony that is allegedly posing threat to buildings, the Delhi High Court has directed authorities to locate the reason. A bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Central Ground …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) today decided to provide sewerage facilities in the unathorised colonies in a phased manner under the newly finalized Sewerage Master Plan (SMP) 2031. At a meeting held by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the DJB announced that the projects being undertaken under the SMP would …
Despite a tariff hike, residents of Dwarka will be paying less for their water consumption as compared to their existing expenditure. In Thursday's board meeting, DJB officially included the sub-city in its distribution network and will implement new tariff in the sub-city. So far, DDA has been responsible for water …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Aditya N. Prasad & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/03/2015 regarding uprooting of 9 trees by Delhi Jal Board. The Tribunal has directed that "90 trees in their places shall be planted in …
Dwarka WTP expected to produce 50 million gallons per day Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Sunday that each household in the city would be connected to a piped water network by the time the Aam Admi Party Government completes its tenure. “There are several areas in the city which …
Over a quarter of Delhi’s government schools are functioning without a water connection. Of the 798 that bothered to respond to a query filed under RTI by a Delhi NGO, 220—27.5%—reported they don’t have a Delhi Jal Board connection. “We work in the northeast district (there are 13 school districts …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the city government and other authorities concerned to inspect all the 13 flyovers in the city and apprise it of the possibility of installing rainwater harvesting system. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi …
The newly-elected AAP government is in the process of taking up the issue of no supply of the Delhi Jal Board’s drinking water to the Red Fort since January last year. The officials responsible for the upkeep of the historic fort, frequented by about 7,000 visitors every day, have expressed …
With an Aam Aadmi Party government having taken over in Delhi, resident welfare associations want it to initiate an inquiry into the new magnetic water meters that Delhi Jal Board has been in the process of installing for the past couple of years. During its 49-day stint in 2014, the …
The National Green Tribunal has directed anti-pollution authorities in Delhi to immediately shut down factories in the capital that continue to pollute the Yamuna river with toxic effluents. It has ordered the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to ensure that stainless steel pickling units at Delhi's Wazirpur do not operate if …
Basic infrastructure issues, including lack of good roads and water supply, continue to top the agenda for Okhla, as it gets ready to vote in the Delhi Assembly elections this Saturday. The South-East Delhi constituency is divided into two parts — the large population that lives in JJ colonies, slums …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit its action plan to deal with waterlogging in the city, particularly near Kushak Nalla in South Extension, by February 25. The bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the DJB to examine an …
If the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) judgment on Yamuna and stormwater drains in Delhi is implemented, drains, that are eyesore now, will transform to recreational green spaces. NGT, while pronouncing a judgment on restoration of Yamuna and natural drains in the city earlier this week, accepted the recommendations of an …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to set up a committee to plan on cleaning up River Yamuna and ordered that people who throw religious items into the Yamuna will have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the …
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has collaborated with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited to install reverse osmosis (RO) systems with water dispensing units in North and West Delhi, where the discom supplies power. DJB plans to extend its popular ‘Water ATM’ initiative across the city, installing 500 ‘ATMs’ in a phased …
After being pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its laxity in supplying potable water to industrial areas of Bawana and Narela, and exploitation of ground water, the Delhi Jal Board has now been directed by the Chief Secretary of Delhi Government to earmark places for tube wells …
