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 …
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, has restrained the authorities concerned from constructing a public toilet in Kottivakkam beach without mandatory consent. The Bench passed the interim order on an application filed by K. Jayakantham who sought to restrain the authorities, including the Chennai Corporation, from proceeding with the construction. …
Proposing a massive housing scheme for slum dwellers in municipalities and town panchayats, the State government has planned to construct around 2.15 lakh dwelling units at a cost of about Rs.13,455 crore. If this proposal were to fructify, 25 per cent of urban slum families in these two categories of …
For motorists, the trials of traversing the small stretch of Chengalpattu-Kancheepuram Road, near Pazhayaseevaram, during the ongoing sugarcane crushing season seem to have reduced considerably this year, thanks to the blanket ban imposed on sand quarrying activity for one year in Kancheepuram district from this month. For the past few …
The State government has banned sand quarrying in all riverbeds in Kancheepuram district for one year from Wednesday. Disclosing this in a press release, collector, K. Baskaran said the ban comes into effect from November 13. Apart from the levy of a fine on violators, vehicles, including bullock-carts, used for …
A pre-application Conference organised by Power Finance Corporation for potential bidders for the Cheyyur and Odisha 4000 MW UMPPs witnessed numerous questions on the risks associated with the alleged fraud by PFC, its consultants and officials of the Environment Ministry in facilitating clearances for the project. Prospective bidders were warned …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sri Srinivasa Blue Metal, Thiruneemalai Kancheepuram District & Others Vs The Chairman TNPCB Chennai and 2 Others dated 04/10/2013 regarding air pollution caused by 19 crushing units. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/244-2013(SZ)(OA)_4Oct2013.pdf
Letter to M/s Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 4000 MW Imported Coal Based UMPP at villages Cheyyur Block-B, Chitharkadu, Gangadevankupam, Panaiyur, Vedal, and Vilangadu, in Taluk Cheyyur, in Kancheepuram Distt., in Tamil Nadu dated 30th September, 2013.
The Madras High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged illegal sand quarrying in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. Passing the order on a writ petition filed by an association of lorry owners, Justice S. Manikumar asked the agency to “crack the network, …
Taking notice of a news report published in The Hindu which highlighted the illegal dumping of cement waste into Adyar river, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench on Monday granted interim injunction against anyone dumping waste cement/ other waste materials at any point in the course of the river. The …
By the end of this century it’s going to be hotter than ever – the average day temperature in Tamil Nadu, now 32.9 degree Celsius is likely to go up by 3.1 degree Celsius. This was the finding of a study conducted by a team of researchers at the Centre …
Tribunal directs district authorities to put an end to illegal activities in the estuary near Kovalam. Taking notice of a news report which highlighted illegal encroachments in the estuary near Kovalam, the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Wednesday directed the district authorities to take action immediately. The report published …
The Government of India has identified Cheyyur in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, as one of several sites for a 4000 MW ultra mega power plant (UMPP) using imported coal and super-critical technology. Super-critical technology claims to attain far higher thermal-electrical conversion efficiencies than sub-critical plants, thereby maximising the conversion of …
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 …
Revised Response as per discussions during 74th Meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee held on May 20, 2013 on Environmental Impact Assessment of Thermal Power and Coal Mine Projects.
Rs. 100-crore project to be completed by mid-2014; will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram Preliminary civil works for a waste-to-energy power plant began at Venkatamangalam village on Monday. The non-incineration facility will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram municipalities. A bhoomi …
Carbon credit system paying rich dividends to farmers too In a silent afforestation campaign, a private company has successfully raised more than a million trees on private lands in five districts in the State and recorded a survival rate of 90 per cent. Giving details to The Hindu about the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Monday refused to entertain a plea from the Pallavaram Municipality to allow it to dump garbage in the Pallavaram ‘Periya Eri’ till the establishment of a solid waste management facility at an alternative site is completed. The bench ordered the filing of …
The district environmental engineer, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Kancheepuram, has submitted to the member secretary of the Board that a plastic unit be directed to shut down. “It is submitted and recommended that direction may be issued to the unit under Section 33 (A) of Water (P and CP) …
Works to rejuvenate polluted Kolavoy lake to be taken up under Central plan After several years of negligence, the much-abused Kolavoy lake, one of the largest water bodies in Kancheepuram district, might soon be rejuvenated. The lake, also known as Chengalpattu lake, will be the first water body in the …
