Untreated chemical effluents from various industries are released into River Ulhas Meanwhile, officials from Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation as well as sources close to the Industries association claimed they will not approach NGT, but the SC soon In what is a shot in the arm for NGO Vanashakti battling to save …
Untreated chemical effluents from various industries are released into River Ulhas Meanwhile, officials from Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation as well as sources close to the Industries association claimed they will not approach NGT, but the SC soon In what is a shot in the arm for NGO Vanashakti battling to save …
Kulgaon-Badlapur, Ambernath municipal councils told to deposit Rs 5 cr each. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to deposit Rs 15 crore and the Kulgaon-Badlapur and Ambernath municipal councils to deposit Rs 5 crore each with the divisional commissioner within six weeks for the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take stringent action against industries along Ulhas river that continue to discharge industrial effluent beyond admissible limits. “There are large number of industries which still are found not complying with the standards and MPCB assures that …
After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) rapped the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) last week for not diverting the Khemani nullah that carries sewage directly into Ulhas river, the UMC has now informed the tribunal that diverting the nullah is not practical. Although the NGT, in May, had given the UMC …
Uttaran's Iccha inspires new initiative to curb pollution A host of organisations in neighbouring Ulhasnagar and Ambernath have joined hands to curb pollution, caused particularly during major festivals which is damaging the environment. The eleven groups have set up a forum and have named it OMG – short for 'Oh …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dombivli Common Effluent Treatment Plant Vanshakti V/s MPCB dated 16/07/2014 regarding diversion of Khemani Nulla by Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation.
Similarly, none of the waste generated from Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic bodies is treated. Two thirds of the municipal solid waste generated in the state is disposed in an unscientific manner, found a report on the status of municipal solid waste management in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board …
The rising number of maternal deaths in the city has sent alarm bells ringing. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s family welfare department, it has reported 199 maternal deaths from April 2011 to December 2011. Ninety-five out of the 199 are from outside Mumbai. “The reason for the rising number …