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 in the matter of Neeraj Chhachhar & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 10/01/2025. The Original Application was registered on a letter petition complaining that constructions of residential apartments have been made in violation of environmental norms and polluting material is being …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Ganga Heritage titled “Residential Plots in Haridwar, few steps from Ganga River” dated 07/11/2023. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the advertisement titled “Residential Plots with Private Ganga Ghat Starts 25 Lakhs| NH …
Order of the Uttarakhand High Court in WPPIL No. 57 of 2023 regarding the encroachment and illegal construction over the public utility land, recorded as johar (pond) in village Akodha Aurangzebpur, pargana Manglaur, tehsil Laksar, district Haridwar. The petitioner informed the HC that after filing of the writ petition, the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohd. Amjad & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 14/08/2023. The grievance in the application is regarding severe water pollution at the Shukratal Ganga Ghat in Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. M/s R.B.N.S. Sugar Mill Pvt. Ltd., Shekhpuri, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Kumar Vs Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against operation of two brick kilns (Jai Mata brick field and Gagan brick field) in tehsil Roorkee, district Haridwar, Uttarakhand. According to the applicant, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Neeraj Chhachhar & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 08/05/2023. Grievance in the application is against illegal construction and causing pollution to river Ganga at Beliram Ashram, Kankhal, Haridwar, Uttrakhand. The NGT vide order dated March 3, 2023 sought a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Kumar Vs Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board & Others dated 04/11/2022. The applicant, Ajay Kumar said that in district Haridwar, Uttrakhand, a large number of brick kilns are operating illegally without having requisite consent/NOC/clearance from the appropriate statutory regulations. "More …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand (Writ Petition (PIL) No. 109 of 2022) in the matter of Ratanmani Dobhal Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 03/08/2022. The petitioner has highlighted three projects undertaken by the Irrigation Department, Uttarakhand namely: 1. Construction of irrigation canal for re-use of treated …
Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dated 13/01/2021. The matter related to the proposed holding of the Kumbh Mela from February 27 - April 27, 2021, for two months. The High Court said that while trying to organise a mega event, it is the duty of the state to …
Action taken report by the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) in Original Application No. 960 of 2019 in compliance to the NGT order of November 11, 2019 in the matter of Jodh Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand. The matter related to discharge of wastewater from a sugar mill (M/s R.B.N.S. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/07/2019 regarding illegal construction in Haridwar Forest Division in Shyampur Range. The area of Chandi Block, Shyampur Range, Shivalik Elephant Reserve and its adjoining Rajaji National Park and Tiger Reserve are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2019 regarding unauthorized construction in the forest area at Haridwar. According to the applicant, such constructions adversely affect the environment adjoining Rajaji National Park, Shivalik Elephant Reserve, Tiger Reserve and wildlife …
Haridwar: After seers and local residents in Haridwar expressed outrage over sewage from as many as five drains flowing directly into the river Ganga, the authorities of Jal Sansthan and other agencies have swung into action to find a solution. The sewage that was earlier flowing into the sewage treatment …
NEW DELHI: In a bid to actualise the dream of a "nirmal" and "aviral" Ganga, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday the government is looking to complete about 200 projects for ghats and crematoria by March 2019. Also, the Centre is taking various measures to ensure ecological flow or the …
The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh has claimed The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttarakhand Government to submit within four weeks a percentage-wise compliance report on steps taken by it to clean the Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Haridwar. A Bench, headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim, asked the government to make …
The work on tapping nullahs so that they do not flow into the Ganga continues to be carried in only on paper and in a slipshod manner in Haridwar. This was discovered by the district authorities when they undertook an on the spot inspection of the work. On paper, the …
Excessive riverbed mining in Haridwar has rendered the quality of groundwater “very poor” and unsuitable for drinking, according to researchers from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. They have also warned that adverse health effects of drinking such water range from developing kidney stones to irregular heartbeat. In the study, which was published …
Haridwar: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has initiated scrutiny of 2,700 industrial units in Haridwar to determine whether they are following guidelines laid for waste disposal. These include many that are located on the banks of Ganga and 700 units at SIDCUL. …
HARIDWAR: Following complaint of illegal mining in the Ganga in Haridwar from Matri Sadan, the Union ministry of environment and forest resources (MoEF) has sent a team to assess the impact of mining activity in river’s ecosystem. The team on Tuesday visited two places — Bhogpur and Bishanpur villages — …
