Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Northern Coalfields Ltd Bina Project Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/09/2023. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), April 4, 2023 had directed Northern Coalfields to pay compensation of Rs 10 crores for violation of environmental norms by dumping of coal …
SONBHADRA: At the Rohiniya Damar village in Uttar Pradesh, 100 kilometres from Sonbhadra district's main Robertsganj town, excessive flouride in the ground water has spared no one. It hasn't spared the old, most of whom walk totally bent, slowly with the help of sticks. While others like 65-year-old Shakuntala Devi …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwani Kumar Dubey & OthersVs. Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2016. These applications raises issue of environmental degradation with increasing pollution in the Singrauli Region of District Singrauli, State of Madhya Pradesh and District Sonbhdra, State of Uttar Pardesh. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary dated 19/02/2016 regarding Kanhar Irrigation Project in District Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh. In terms of Direction no. 14 of the Judgment dated 7th May, 2015, the Project …
Varanasi: Perturbed by the increasing levels of hazardous pollutants including heavy metals in water, air and soil, the natives of different villages in the Singrauli area of Sonbhadra district formed a forum -Singrauli Pradooshan Mukti Vahini supported by Banwasi Seva Ashram to raise their voice and draw the attention of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Anr. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 14/12/2015 regarding Kanhar Irrigation Project in District Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, State of Uttar Pradesh stated before the Tribunal that there are …
The report for revenue sector indicated illegal mining in the state while doing scrutiny of files and registers of 13 district mining officers for the period between May 2013 to February 2014. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled its report for the year ended March 31, 2014, in the …
Dams built on rivers of blood: a fact finding report on the state repression at Kanhar dam in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh published by Delhi Solidarity Group.
Kanhar Irrigation Project was dormant for nearly 40 years before Uttar Pradesh govt set about reviving it. This has led to violent protests by villagers it will displace, police firing and opposition from two states. From Sonbhadra in UP and Jhara in Chhattisgarh, Maulshree Seth reports. Akloo Parhiya was 10 …
In partial relief to the Uttar Pradesh government regarding the controversial Kanhar dam, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday gave a green signal to the construction already underway but stayed any new construction on the site. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said: "The project proponent shall …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 07/05/2015 regarding construction of the Kanhar Irrigation Project. The project is located downstream of the confluence of River Pagan with Kanhar near village …
BILASPUR: Residents of many villages in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, besides UP, have been protesting against Kanhar dam being built in Amwar village of Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district of UP. It borders with Chhattisgarh and villages in vicinity are under fear of being submerged. On Tuesday, a large crowd of …
Kanhar Protests. Photo courtesy of vindhyabachao.org Police fired on anti land acquisition protesters at Kanhar dam early morning today when nation celebrates 124th birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar popularly known as popularly known as Babasaheb. The tribal leader Akku Kharwar from Sundari village and around 8 people have been grivieously …
On paper, any district would be envious of Sonbhadra, the district which has footprints of all of the world's five economic powerhouses. China, Japan, the US, UK, and erstwhile USSR have built power plants there. While the prosperity is not reflected in the condition of its population—joblessness, poverty, starvation and …
LUCKNOW: At a primary school in Saraidand village of Sonbhadra district, dozens of students rush to queue up before a tap to quench their thirst from pure RO water. This is a new phenomenon. Not very long ago, water of any kind, let alone RO water, was a distant dream …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Ors. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. dated 12/03/2015 regarding Kanhar Dam in Uttar Pradesh. The counsel appearing for MoEF submits that the original letter of 1980 granting Forest Clearance to the …
It seems that protection of environment and forests is no more the agenda of MOEFCC. The same path is being followed by the State government of U.P. which in spite of saving its natural resources, is deeply responsible for violation of Article 48 A of the Indian constitution which casts …
The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the union environment ministry in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh within one week, failing which a Rs 25,000 fine would be slapped as it listed the final hearing for March 4. For the second time in …
Illegal mining in Sonebhadra district has been done in the knowledge of Mining Minister Gyatri Prajapati and well strong syndicate comprising of public representatives, media persons, transporters and local officials are facilitating the trade resulting into huge loss to state exchequer. Interestingly the extortion has been made in the name …
The National Green Tribunal will take up the final hearing in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday. Following a petition in the case last year, the green court Dec 24 stayed the construction of the dame in in Uttar Pradesh's Maoist-affected Sonebhadra district as impermissible …
The Allahabad High Court has asked the District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officer of Sonbhadra to form a committee to look into the issue of arsenic contamination of drinking water in several villages in the district. It has also directed the Indian Institute of Toxicology to prepare a report in …
