Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Akash Kalo Vs M/s JSW Bhushan Power and Steel Limited & Others dated 12/03/2024. The allegation of the applicant is that M/s JSW Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, is causing illegal deposition of raw iron dust …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dasarathi Sethi & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 19/01/2024. The matter related to Kamanda Steel Plant, Sambalpur operating its steel plant in violation of environmental norms. And the plant does not possess pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Siba Kisan & Others Vs M/S J.S.W. (BPSL) Power and Steel Ltd. & Others dated 13/03/2023. The allegation is that JSW (BPSL) Power and Steel were engaged in the manufacture of iron, sponge iron, steel by …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bhagawan Padhan & Others Vs M/s Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, Sambalpur, Odisha & Others dated 11/04/2022. The original application has been filed alleging violation of environmental norms by M/s Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, operating …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bhagwan Padhan Vs M/s Bhushan Power and Steel Limited & Others dated 21/02/2022. Report filed by Bhushan Power and Steel stated that the unit has carried out plantation over all the five reclaimed dumps and have …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Special Bench) in the matter of Manbodh Biswal Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/12/2021. The matter deals with the issue of accountability for violation of Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions by the Project Proponents (PPs) – M/s. Hindalco Industries Limited (Hindalco) and Raipur …
Between 2020 and June 2020, several ash pond accidents have been reported across India. These accidents have caused deaths, extensive pollution of the water, air, soil and loss of property. Unfortunately, the public outrage associated with coal ash pollution remains limited to big disasters. The slow poisoning of communities living …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sourendri Deheri Vs Sanjay Kumar Agarwal & Others dated 30/04/2019 regarding M/s Shyam Metalics & Energy Ltd. at village Pandloi, Lapanga, Tahasil- Rengali, District Sambalpur, Odisha depositing coal ash dust in the reserve forest near the village Babuchakli (Minkapada), District …
In an estimated 12,000 years of existence, Mansar Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Shivalik range of the Jammu region, is facing an existential threat due to human intervention and climate change. The lake, at an elevation of 600 metres in Samba district, nearly 60 km from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Durga Kishan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 17/02/2017. The principal ground raised in this OA (Original Application) is that the expansion of State Highway No. 10 from Rourkela to Sambalpur in the State of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Biswarajan Paramguru & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding pollution caused by Hindalco Industries Ltd and its unit situated at Hirakud District Sambalpur, Odisha.
Sambalpur: The remote village of Rairakhol under Chasabardi district was lit up with solar lights on Sunday. As soon as the Chief Whip of the government, Rohit Pujari, inaugurated the solar energy system in the village, it brought cheers on the faces of the people of the non-descript village, located …
At a time when there is downtrend in mining revenue and the state government is struggling to shore up collections, royalty dues worth Rs 1389.38 crore are still pending on Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). MCL has the lion's share of the arrear stockpile with its …
TALCHER: Even as the State Government has mobilised all its resources to contain jaundice outbreak in Sambalpur, the threat of the disease taking roots in Talcher looms large. The residents of the town claimed that they virtually consume drain water in the absence of a sewerage system. With health experts …
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Monday commissioned its first solar plant of two mw capacity at its headquarters at Sambalpur. Secretary, Ministry of Coal, SK Srivastava commissioned the plant in the presence of MCL CMD AN Sahay. Spread over an area of eight acres, the plant has been set up …
Sambalpur/Jharsuguda/BALASORE: The flood situation in Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts remained grim even as rain stopped towards the evening on Tuesday. Traffic between Sambalpur and Rourkela was suspended after Bheden river water flowed over the SH-10 near Kherwal bridge. Jharsuguda district authorities deployed two platoons of police force to ensure no …
Dam1Sambalpur: A four-member expert committee that inspected the crack in the gallery 470 of the Hirakud Dam has stated that there is no threat to the dam. “There is no threat to Hirakud Dam and electricity generation is no way affected” said Prasanna Mohanty, chief engineer (Dam Safety) Odisha. While …
Environmentalists are aghast to see that the upper pond of Jagannath Mandir Colony in Sambalpur is being filled with fly ash, thereby killing the water body as well as polluting the nearby areas. “We have learnt that this is being done under a project funded by the Sambalpur Development Authority …
After an innovative idea of storing water at subsurface level through rainwater harvesting proved successful in 10 blocks of six districts, the State Government, on Saturday, decided to replicate the model in drought-prone areas. A group of engineers of the State have developed a technique of storing water at subsurface …
The proposal for a 15-MLD water treatment plant submitted by Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) was approved by Central Public Health and Engineering Organisation (CPHEO) after a year. The proposed plant will be constructed at PHED ground in Ainthapali at an estimated cost of Rs 38.81 crore. It includes …
