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 has convened a meeting of all stakeholders involved in cleaning of River Ganga from Haridwar to Kanpur to deliberate on the mechanism to make the river pollution-free. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the meeting would take place on May 20. Final …
BAN ON POLYTHENE BAGS AND PLASTIC The city periphery has been divided into rural and city segments to ensure proper implementation of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directives for a ban on polythene bags and plastic in Haridwar. District and police officials and NGO activists will head these segments. District …
DEHRADUN: Showing solidarity by coming out openly in support of the fight against mining on the banks of Ganga river in Haridwar spearheaded by Matri Sadan institute, various environmental groups stated their stand against mining in Dehradun on Monday. Speaking to TOI, Mallika Bhanot from an environment conservation group in …
Members of Khanan Chugan Sangharsh Samiti and Haridwar stone crushers welfare association were barred by the authorities from reaching Sati kund area, the proposed site of protest on Monday afternoon. Consequently, they staged protest at Jagjeetpur village which also houses the Matri Sadan ashram. The members led by the legislator …
The Uttarakhand high court has asked the state pollution control board to reconsider its decision of shutting down seven factory units for violating norms. The board has been asked to reconsider the matter within two weeks. On January 22, the pollution control board had ordered shutting down of 19 factory …
DEHRADUN: In a big blow to beach camp owners who were hoping for a reprieve, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday upheld its ban on beach camping near the Ganga from Kaudiyala to Rishikes in Uttarakhand, an order which it had passed in March. The tribunal, which had in …
The National Green Tribunal has admitted an application against illegal constructions and encroachment in the Haridwar forest division neighbouring the Rajaji tiger reserve. The State has been given two weeks to respond. The applicant, People For Animals, Uttarakhand member secretary Gauri Maulekhi told The Pioneer that on February 3, 2015, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors dated 03/12/2015 regarding eight brick kilns located in the District Haridwar which are operating by using the clay excavated from the place/s where they are located without obtaining Environment Clearance for such …
DEHRADUN: Leopard safaris are set to begin in Uttarakhand for the very first time. The Chidiyapur range of Haridwar Forest Division, where five leopards are lodged - all of which were earlier injured or trapped in human-animal conflict - will be used as a spot where tourists will be taken …
A team of the Forest Department and the police was allegedly attacked by the quarrying mafia when it had gone to inspect the Kotawali riverbed of the Ganga in the Shyampur area here. Two employees of the Forest Department were injured in stone throwing by the fleeing quarrying mafia while …
National Green Tribunal chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has reportedly expressed displeasure over the "slow pace of work being done" in the implementation of its order of complete plastic ban in Haridwar. Elaborating on the reasons for the tribunal chief's displeasure, NGT's local commissioner Shariq Zaidi told TOI on Wednesday that …
Notwithstanding increasing number of dengue cases in the State capital, the district medical and health department appears in a non-active mode. On Tuesday eight new cases of the disease were reported after the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) tests of these patients were found positive. The number of cases in …
DEHRADUN: The state forest department has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking permission for dredging in around 1,300 hectares in the Ganga and its tributaries at various places in the Haridwar district so that the river can be properly channelized to avoid disasters. State forest minister Dinesh Aggarwal said, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gram Sarai Vikas Samiti (Regd.) Vs. MoEF & Ors. And Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 19/08/2015. The Tribunal directed the State Pollution Control Board to file an …
The National Green Tribunal(NGT) will hear the report of its Local Commissioner Shakir Zaidi on August 19, who had twice visited the Har-ki-Pauri to inspect the implementation of the tribunal orders to stop the use of polythene bags and plastic canes at the sanctum sanctorum zone. The district administration and …
The use of polythene bags is going on unabated in the pilgrimage town of Haridwar with traders and residents rampantly using them despite the ban order, the National Green Tribunal was told today. "Things are in a very bad shape in Haridwar. There is a report that condition of ghats …
Even as the kanwar mela began in Haridwar yesterday with the congregation of lakhs of devotees, a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order prohibiting the use of plastic near the Ganga ghats is proving to be a big headache for authorities as most kanwarias carry plastic bottles to take back Ganga …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 24/07/2015 regarding illegal and un-authorised mining in the district Haridwar and particularly within 10 Kms. of Rajaji National Park. NGT directs concerned authorities to ensure that …
Sand mining is as lucrative as gold mining, goes an old adage in Uttarakhand. No wonder then that the state government is pushing so hard to get environment clearances, so the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) can benefit from sand mining. Managing director C Ravishankar of GMVN told TOI, "Mining …
DEHRADUN: Concerned over the rising pollution in Ganga, seers participating in a Namami Gange seminar in the city said that only the fear of punishment can deter people from polluting the river. Motivating sadhus to take the lead in the endeavour, Aadi Guru Shankaracharya Shri Rajrajeshwaranand, a prominent sadhu, said …
