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 …
Pulling up Chennai Corporation and Public Works Department for their failure to prevent dumping of debris at Marina beach, the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal warned them of stern action and directed them to submit a report on steps taken to clear it. The Bench, comprising Judicial Member …
Now Chennaiites can dial the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring a mobile air sampler to measure the quality of air. The city's air pollution status was based on samples collected from a four or five places in Chennai. But with mobile monitors, all neighbourhoods can know their …
Issue pertains to contamination of wells, borewellsdue to oil leak in north Chennai Members of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday castigated the Union government for not taking any remedial measures in north Chennai, where wells and bore-wells were contaminated due to leaks from the pipelines of oil …
The State pollution control board will collect water samples from Tondiarpet on Wednesday to check the level of contamination from oil seepage. Groundwater in the northern neighbourhood has been contaminated for the past six months due to oil seepage from a pipeline belonging to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). “An …
Anna University in Chennai has set up a 3kw solar power plant on the campus to reduce dependence on non-renewable forms of energy. University vice-chancellor M Rajaram inaugurated the solar plant installed at the Centre for Nanoscience and Technology on the A C Tech campus of the university. The solar …
“Presence of highly inflammable products can result in explosions in Tondiarpet” A preliminary investigation report on the recent oil leakage in Tondiarpet found that the groundwater in the north Chennai locality is severely contaminated with petroleum products. Calling for proper precautionary measures, the report warned that presence of such highly …
The groundwater in sample-tested areas of Tondiarpet, where an oil leak from a pipeline was reported in July, is severely contaminated with petroleum products, an IIT Madras team has said in its preliminary report. The water could remain polluted for several decades if no remedial measures were taken, it added. …
The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Monday told the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal that the oil companies are contemplating shifting some of the pipelines from certain areas of North Chennai. Varadarajaperumal Street in Tondiarpet made headlines recently after residents complained that their bore well …
Detroit biggie Ford on Tuesday became the first automaker to join a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting programme recently established in India. Participation in the India program builds on Ford's leadership in greenhouse gas reporting. The company already participates in similar programs in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and …
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to inspect all 997 private packaged drinking water units in the state and conduct sample tests. With the help of food safety and drug administration department, PCB has to submit the report on August 26. …
Improved living conditions could make vector control operations more effective in preventing malaria in children. The Chennai Corporation has recorded 105 cases in the last two weeks until Saturday. Many of the affected children are from densely populated areas, said corporation officials. The findings seem similar to those of a …
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 452.77 crore for a comprehensive water supply and sewerage system in the newly added areas of Corporation of Chennai. This is part of a total of Rs 879.78 crore allocated to implement projects under the Chennai Mega City Development Mission (CMCDM) 2012-13. …
The plant has been delivered ahead of the schedule and the entire output will be allotted to the Tamil Nadu state utilities at Rs 5.50 per kilowatt hour OPG Power Ventures has commissioned a new 80 Mw thermal power plant in Chennai. The company in a statement said the Chennai …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Exnora Green Pammal Chennai Vs Commissioner Pallavaram Municipality Chennai Ors dumping of unsegregated municipal solid waste by Pallavaram Municipality dated 14/06/2013.
Blame it on urbanization or climate change, a compilation of weather data over the years proves what Chennaiites have always known - that the city is getting hotter. But, believe it or not, it's also getting wetter. An analysis of temperatures in summer and winter months through 42 years shows …
: Even as the debate on climate change and global warming rages on, several Hyderabadis are convinced that the climate is changing and directly affecting their lives. A survey conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), whose results were released this week, revealed that 60% of the total respondents …
Cities across the country have widely disparate opinions on how to prioritise environmental protection and development, despite greenery giving way to the choke of urban sprawl. A study has found that a majority of people in Kolkata choose the environment over development, while residents of Delhi want to strike a …
At a time when the state urban forestry department has embarked upon increasing the green cover in Chennai and distributed more than one lakh saplings, a survey has found that most Chennaiites are keen on cutting a tree than planting one. About 38 % of the respondents were involved in …
Of the 1,122 samples of potable water collected from homes in six districts in Tamil Nadu, NGO Consumers Association of India (CAI) found that at least 50 per cent of the water had E. Coli – faecal contamination. According to Santhanarajan, director of CAI, 571 of the samples tested positive …
Most of us have the habit of drinking water right out of bubble-top cans without qualms. But is the canned ‘mineral water’ safe enough? No, if you were to go by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)’s dossier. In an affidavit filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the …
