Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and its state pollution control board to apprise the public about pending proceedings as it may order shifting of polluting industrial units located on the banks of Ganga. The green panel also asked ministry of environment and forests and ministry …
The statement of the Cabinet minister Dinesh Agarwal on resumption of quarrying in the rivers of Haridwar has elicited a mixed reaction, leading to a wave of cheers among the miners and stone-crushers while some voices are being raised against it as well. Clarifying the State Government's stance on the …
Effluents from the factory at Divya Pharmacy, belonging to yoga Guru Ramdev, at the Indira industrial estate in Haridwar city, continue to flow directly into the Ganga, near Rishikul. Uttarakhand Tribune is highlighting for the third time this balatant polluting of the holy river by an organisation belonging to Swami …
Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA), were applied for evaluation of spatial variations and interpretation of large complex water quality data set of the Ganga river basin, generated during one year (2013-2014) monitoring of eight water parameters at seven different sites. Hierarchical cluster analysis …
The tribunal has asked the State government about proliferation of unauthorised industries After reports of the plastic ban proving unsuccessful in Haridwar, the National Green Tribunal has asked the Uttarakhand government about the proliferation of unauthorised industries and hotels there. “Do you have a list of ashrams and guest houses? …
"Deeply unsatisfied" at the manner in which the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order to enforce a plastic ban near the Ganga in Haridwar was being implemented, NGT chairman Swantanter Kumar on Wednesday announced he would be making a surprise visit to Haridwar next week to personally ensure the order's implementation. …
HARIDWAR: Taking a stern view of the non-implementation of the plastic ban order by the Haridwar district administration, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) during a hearing on Tuesday told the administration authorities, "If you cannot bring things under your control, the tribunal will do it." Expressing displeasure over the non-compliance …
In a bid to ensure that Ganga ghats are clean, the Haridwar municipal corporation, which had been rapped sometime back for not implementing the NGT-enforced plastic ban near the river, is now roping in private companies for the task. Haridwar municipal corporation (HMC) commissioner Vipra Trivedi said on Monday that …
Activists of the Maa Ganga Aahwan Akhada have urged National Green Tribunal (NGT) local Commissioner S Jaidi to take stringent action against those violating its order regarding ban on polythene bags at Har-ki-Pauri. Coordinator of the weekly cleanliness drive Rameshwar Gaur said they had submitted documents, newspaper reports and photographs …
HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) saw heated arguments at its hearing convened on Tuesday in New Delhi pertaining to the ban on the use of plastic and polythene in Haridwar, which was openly flouted during the recently concluded kanwar yatra. Sparks flew as NGT's local commissioner Shariq Zaidi, who …
HARIDWAR: Apprehending a fresh cracking of the whip by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Haridwar Municipal Corporation (HMC) is making renewed efforts to implement the ban on plastic and polythene imposed in the city on July 2. In view of the tone of the report submitted by its local commissioner …
DEHARDUN: Lakhs of Kanwarias -- the Uttrakhand government gave the figure of 3.19 crore -- who visited Haridwar in the last fortnight have left the city at the ghats of the Ganga to deal with a staggering 1400 extra tonnes of garbage. The Haridwar Municipal Corporation (HMC), grappling with mounds …
HARIDWAR: Implementing the ban on use of plastic in the twin cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh is proving to an uphill task for the civic authorities. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had imposed the ban on July 2. Residents have not taken the matter seriously and are resisting attempts to …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a complete ban on plastic bags in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh, slamming the authorities for lackadaisical attitude in keeping the Ganga clean, warning of action against those violating the order. The NGT expressed displeasure at the "pathetic" state of affairs …
HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a complete ban on plastic bags in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh and fixed a penalty of Rs 5,000 on anyone found violating the order. The NGT's order came on a complaint filed by environmentalist M C Mehta against pollution …
Residents of the pilgrim city fear outbreak of diseases as heaps of garbage, plastic material and filth can be seen on almost all major roads, colonies and intersections. Though the Municipal Corporation (MC) make tall claims of keeping the city clean, the situation here is totally different. The MC has …
Students of Sanskrit from various educational institutes in Haridwar have started a mission to clean the Ganga so that its sanctity is maintained. Under the aegis of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, a majority of the Sanskrit schools, colleges and other learning institutions in the state have come together to generate awareness …
The Union Government on Thursday signed an agreement for a $100-million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the second tranche of Uttarakhand’s urban sector development investment programme. According to an official release here, the loan assistance will support rehabilitation and expansion of basic urban infrastructure in five major urban …
After a series of review meetings, the government has found the performance of these companies to be ‘not satisfactory’ The solid waste management (SWM) projects in Uttarakhand under the public private partnership (PPP) are not yielding satisfactory results despite a series of review meetings by top government officials. Under the …
In a move to bring down the accumulated losses of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), the government has given a package of over Rs 915 crore to the sole state-run power distribution company. The accumulated losses of the UPCL stood at Rs 1,948.22 crore till the year 2010-11, the …
