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 …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of M/S Metro Waste Handling Vs Delhi Jal Board dated 29/05/2018. The issue relates to the conditions in the tender issued by the Delhi Jal Board inviting bids for mechanized cleaning of sewers in the city of Delhi. One of the …
NEW DELHI: Anil Sahai, a middle-aged man from Kapashera, has been making rounds of DJB offices to get a permission for installing a borewell but to no avail. “Officials just keep on sending me from one zonal office to another. If they give us enough water, why would we even …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the dispute between Haryana and Delhi over sharing of Yamuna water should be adjudicated by the Upper Yamuna River Board which is a statutory body set up to decide such issues. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Navin Sinha questioned …
The NGT had earlier asked the government to act against unauthorised water extraction and directed it to seal the illegal borewells. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to prepare a comprehensive plan for groundwater recharge, besides asking authorities to take expeditious action …
NEW DELHI: To popularise the idea of rainwater harvesting, Delhi Jal Board, in association with an NGO, opened three “rain centres” two years ago. Today, after a promising beginning and at a time when groundwater resources are at a dire level, these centres are barely functional. “The three centres provided …
NEW DELHI: With the latest Central Ground Water Board reporting a fast depleting water table in Delhi, the focus is on the thousands of illegal borewells that are draining the aquifers. After repeated raps from the National Green Tribunal, Delhi Jal Board sealed around 730 illegal borewells in the past …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of S. B. Tripathi Vs GNCT of Delhi & Others dated 10/05/2018 regarding repair of Delhi sub-branch canal which is leading to loss of water. Delhi High Court while stressing on the urgency for repair of the canal said the delay …
Plans to lay new water lines in Mundka constituency A budget of Rs. 5,137 crore for 2018-19 was approved by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the DJB chairperson, on Monday. The budget passed by the board includes Rs. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sureshwar D Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. The Chief Secretary of Haryana assures that there will be no reduction in the supply of Water to Delhi. Supreme …
The government projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2018. This is an application filed by the Delhi Jal Board seeking permission for use of 1.6 acres of forest land falling in Sanjay Van which …
A bench, headed by acting NGT chairperson justice Jawad Rahim directed the DJB to submit a list of illegal borewells in the capital. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to act against unauthorised water extraction in the national capital and instructed it to seal the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file the list of both legal and illegal borewells in areas marked as having contaminated groundwater. A Bench headed by judicial member Jawad Rahim asked the DJB to submit the list of borewells to the Deputy …
Green tribunal asks panel to submit a report by the first week of April The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a joint inspection committee to monitor the levels of water in the Yamuna and asked authorities to assess the amount of water supplied to populated areas. A Bench …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of S. B. Tripathi Vs GNCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/03/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. Delhi High Court emphasised on the importace of repairs to the water carrying canal (Delhi Sub Branch Canal) as the present condition is …
The NGT had earlier directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to hold a meeting to resolve the issue of high ammonia content in the water being provided to the national capital The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to identify and address the sources of pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rear Admiral A P Revi Vs Delhi Jal Board & Others dated 09/02/2018 regarding supply of treated sewage water for gardening purposes in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. NGT in the Order dated 26/10/2017 had directed DDA/MCD/DJB to ensure the supply of …
According to Delhi Jal Board officials, the production of drinking water had to be curtailed at all water treatment plants fed from the Yamuna after ammonia levels shot up to 1.6 parts per million as opposed to the acceptable limit of 0.6 parts per million. WITH AMMONIA levels in Yamuna …
The massive fire in Outer Delhi’s Bawana industrial area that killed 17 workers and left several injured has brought the spotlight back on the functioning of municipal bodies which have been granting licences to factories in the national capital. Almost a month before the Saturday night tragedy, the Delhi Pollution …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has accused civic authorities of allowing industries to operate in residential areas of the national capital without mandatory clearances. It has now issued a notification barring them from granting any licen-ces or water and power connections to industrial units, in residential as well as …
