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 National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Apex Chambers of Commerce and Industries of N.C.T. of Delhi & Ors. Vs. Government of NCT Delhi & Ors. regarding extraction of groundwater by water intensive industries in Delhi without permission from Delhi Jal Board. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution of river Yamuna.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in a bid to reduce expenditure on electricity bill is looking at solar energy as an alternate source of power for running its installations. The DJB has proposed to install grid connected roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV)system at its different installations and use the generated electricity …
There seems to be no immediate solution to Delhi’s water woes, particularly for the slum dwellers, as the city continues to grapple with inadequate infrastructure and insufficient availability of raw water supply. Also, with the unending dispute over Munak canal with Haryana — which has refused to provide additional water …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. And Raj Hans Bansal Vs. Ministry of Water Resources & Ors. dated 27/07/2015 regarding illegal tapping of groundwater, NCT, Delhi. It is revealed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of J.P. Sharma Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. dated 27/07/2015 regarding pollution of Hindon canal. The record reveals that serious note of throwing of MSW in Hindon Canal was taken and therefore, committee of officers nominated …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board and the corporations for failing to submit progress reports on steps taken by them for reducing pollution in the Yamuna. It also issued directions to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for dumping construction waste on the riverbed saying that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 14/07/2015 regarding cleaning and restoring the water in river Yamuna to its pristine form. The Tribunal in its order said that "we see no reason as to …
The Economic Survey has highlighted poor water quality of the Yamuna river while pointing out that the river crossing the Capital was polluted by the flow of untreated sewage and discharge of industrial effluents. The annual average of Dissolved Oxygen ranged from 0.20mg/l (milligrams per litre) at Shahdara to 8.48 …
Looking to reduce its power bill and also help in environmental conservation, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has set up a solar power plant at its Varunalaya Office Complex here. "Currently, the solar power plant is generating around 6600 units of electricity per month, which has led to an immediate …
The appalling picture of water supply in the capital has prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to seek the response of the city government in the matter saying there is a complete “mismanagement of affairs”. A bench headed by U.D. Salvi, after taking suo moto cognisance of a newspaper report, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of Delhi. The Tribunal noted that stinking and dirty water flows through the water supply lines …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India &Ors. dated 11/06/2015 regarding the environmental flow of river Yamuna. The Chairman of the Principal Committee on the project “Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan, 2017” submited its Report to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/06/2015 regarding pollution in river Yamuna. The Tribunal in its order noted that there was an agreement signed between the States of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Delhi …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Taurus International (Projects) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 09/06/2015 regarding hotels in Mahipalpur, Delhi that were operating without permission from civic agencies and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). The Tribunal directed the …
Biogas from the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) sewage treatment plant in Kondli is now being used to generate power, which will bring the water utility’s electricity bill down by Rs.20 crore annually. The DJB said in a statement on Sunday that the 45 million gallons per day (MGD) sewage treatment …
Only half of Delhi is connected to sewer lines, which means that the other half’s waste flows, untreated, into the Yamuna. Though the Delhi Jal Board is constantly expanding its 7,200-km-long sewer network, rapid development has left large portions of the city without any alternative. A senior DJB official said: …
TERI releases Environmental Survey 2015 A latest survey conducted to gauge the perception of people toward various environmental issues in the Capital has revealed that over 92 per cent of city dwellers feel the condition of the Yamuna is indeed “poor”. Even as 60 per cent people perceived that air …
The National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrant against the Delhi chief secretary for failure of officials to appear before it to apprise it of the implementation of closure orders of stainless steel pickling firms. “None is present on behalf of the government of NCT of Delhi. As nobody is …
The Yamuna, which travels through Delhi collecting garbage, sewage, construction waste, religious offerings and industrial effluents, may still have a chance to become pollution-free. Environmentalists say the National Green Tribunal-imposed compensation fee to be collected by the Delhi Jal Board will boost efforts to clean the river, which has become …
