Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Many corporate firms are approaching civic agencies and the urban development department to rejuvenate the city’s lakes, especially Bellandur and Varthur, under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme. One such proposal has come to the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) for inlet treatment. “I have asked the company, …
While the officials from various civic agencies and Urban Development Department are making tall claims that visible progress is being made on the ground in clearing weeds and silt from Bellandur lake, a team of experts from Indian Institute of Science and Lake Expert Committee has claimed that this is …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Wednesday issued closure orders to six industrial units in the Bellandur Lake catchment area. The board has identified 97 water-based units releasing effluents to the highly polluted waterbody. Of the 288 industrial units identified in Bellandur Lake's catchment to be responsible …
In a big boost to the Kempegowda International Airport today, the Airports Council International on Friday accredited it with a certificate of Level 3 Plus Neutrality under the Airport Carbon Accreditation. In a big boost to the Kempegowda International Airport today, the Airports Council International on Friday accredited it with …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the immediate closure of industries in the vicinity of Bellandur Lake, but so far closure notices have been served on only 13 industries. In fact, 46 highly polluting industries had been identified under the red category. After the NGT order, industries were categorised …
While the urban development department is chalking out engineering methods to revive the 900-acre Bellandur lake, the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) is planning to implement the wetland model for cleaning the lake and conserving it. G Vidyasagar, KLCDA chief executive officer told DH that it is first …
The state government on Thursday got cracking on cleaning up the Bellandur lake, a day after the National Green Tribunal set it a month’s deadline. Chief Secretary Subash Chandra Kuntia met top officials from various agencies and urged them to work on a war footing. The meeting was prompted by …
Bengaluru: Ninety-seven industries polluting Bellandur Lake have been served closure notices by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The board began issuing notices even before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered shutting of industries polluting Bellandur Lake. The board is still not clear about the extent of …
The circular that irked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday was issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad, which had ‘clarified’ the NGT order. While passing an order on May 4, 2016 pertaining to the constructions on the wetland of Bellandur lake, the NGT had …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D. Kupendra Reddy Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 19/04/2017 regarding fire in Bellandur Lake in Bangalore. NGT directs the industries which are located in the catchment area of the Bellandur Lake and are discharging their effluent (treated or …
Officials hope this will stop ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ encroachment of the waterbodies in the city After years of judicial pressure, the process to keep the city’s lakes from the hands of local encroachers and misuse has finally started. The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) has sought for the …
The southern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday warned the Karnataka government of issuing restraining orders if discharge of untreated sewage into Bellandur Lake is not stopped immediately. The state Chief Secretary has also been directed to be present before the Tribunal on April 18, the …
The high court on Monday disposed of a PIL filed by M S Ramaiah North City Layout Residents Welfare Association and asked them to submit a fresh representation to the KSPCB. The petitioner had approached the court seeking measures to stop sound pollution, emanating from diesel generators and air-conditioned chiller …
BENGALURU: The city is the third-largest producer of e-waste in India, preceded by Mumbai and Delhi. But Bengaluru's official recycling units are woefully underutilised as around 70 per cent of e-waste is handled by the unorganised sector and the rest by organisations registered with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Karnataka government and its various agencies to submit within two weeks affidavits on the recent outbreak of fire in Bellandur lake in Bengaluru and the steps taken to rejuvenate the waterbody. While the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) filed …
Manoj P, a resident of BTM Layout in south Bengaluru, cannot sleep without his earplugs on these days, thanks to the blaring horns of vehicles criss-crossing his neighbourhood through the night. More pubs and eateries opening in the once-quiet BTM Layout has become a nightmare for its residents. The layout …
Around 300 people from North Bengaluru of the ‘Steel Flyover Beku’ brigade gathered near Esteem Mall on Sunday to protest against the government’s recent decision to scrap the flyover project. They demanded that the decision be withdrawn and that the project be implemented immediately. Residents from Sahakaranagar, Judicial Layout, Amruthanagar, …
Six companies pledge Rs 62 crore to save seven waterbodies Infosys has evinced interest in rejuvenating Hebbal lake in Mysuru while Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has stepped in to protect Bagundi lake in the port city. At least six private entities, including IT major Wipro, have stepped in …
CHENNAI: The Bengaluru steel flyover proposed by the Karnataka government, after having run into protests from the garden city’s environmentally-conscious residents, is soon set to have its fate decided by the National Green Tribunal. The southern bench of the NGT will hear the final arguments in for and against the …
Breathing in India’s cities seems to have become a dangerous activity. It is almost as deadly as using tobacco. According to a recent report issued by global environment NGO, Greenpeace, air pollution in India claims the lives of around 1.2 million people annually, just a “fraction less” than tobacco deaths …
