Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 02/05/2014 regarding unauthorised structures within the sanctuary area of village Asola. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/216-2014(MApp)_2May2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=7538
With the Forest department coming down heavily on all encroachments, the owners of the farmhouses in the area are crying foul. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday refused to grant a stay on the demolition of farmhouses that have illegally encroached upon forest land at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife …
Environmentalists Laud Move; Residents At Asola-Bhatti Plan To Move Court New Delhi: It’s quite a sight inside Asola Bhatti Sanctuary as earthmovers are demolishing boundary walls of some palatial farmhouses. The forest department is clearing its own mess now in the sanctuary. Action was taken only after the ministry of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. dated 28/04/2014 regarding private players grabbing forest land in the Aravalis. NGT has directed the State Governments of Haryana and Rajasthan to take a clear view as to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Pavit Singh V/s The State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors. dated 17/04/2014 regarding encroachment of forest land in Neb Sarai area of Delhi and putting up pacca construction. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/10-2014(OA)_17Apr2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6716
Seeking transparency, three NGOs working for wildlife conservation and tribal development at the grassroots have filed an application in the Supreme Court demanding a committee of independent experts or Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine implementation of the impugned Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Many cases have come to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tribunal at its own motion Vs Ministry of Environment Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding Dolomite mines in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh and being a threat to Tiger corridor in Kanha. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/16_2013(App)(CZ)_4Apr2014_final_order.pdf
Legal hurdles coming in the way of the under-construction 16-lane expressway from the Delhi-Gurgaon border to Sector 55-56 seems to have been resolved with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its approval to resume the construction work. The residents of the National Media Centre had approached NGT asking it to …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the Union environment ministry for failing to appoint an expert to a panel constituted to examine environmental issues in Ghaziabad. Apart from slapping the fine, the tribunal has also given the ministry a deadline of one …
Officials will begin surveying the reserved mangrove forests and adjoining mudflats between the Vashi and Airoli bridges Wednesday. The survey is being carried out to ascertain the boundaries of the proposed protected area (PA) in the Thane creek. The team will verify boundaries along with the forest surveyor over the …
New Gazipur training centre driving away locals, hurting livelihoods Elite force Rapid Action Battalion is constructing a training centre, destroying a part of the reserve forest in Gazipur. To pave the way, the government in a gazette notification earlier this month cancelled declaration of the allocated 20 acre land. Due …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted approval for de-reservation of 134.20 sq km (13419.29 hectares) area of the Deopani Reserve Forest to regularise the pre-1980 encroachment in Lower Dibang valley district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Ministry, in its order on Monday, has set a condition that the …
After visiting the spot, the Dhaka Tribune found that the local people are happy with the eviction A joint team of district administration and forest department yesterday evicted two shipyards which were set up by destroying coastal forest at Maddha Sonaichhari of Sitakunda upazila five years back. After the eviction …
Bangalore: Over 1.6 lakh acres of forest land in Karnataka have been encroached upon by private individuals until mid-2013, according to official figures. The number is not a reflection of the inaction of authorities, as much as it is of the limitations with which the forest department has to work. …
To stop the destruction of forests and increase its green cover to 33% as laid down in the national policy, the state forests department has launched a campaign to rope in villagers to voluntarily enable regeneration of forests. It has distributed subsidised LPG cylinders and grants for biogas plants and …
With new tigers, some of them man-eaters, being sighted everyday in west UP, the debate around tiger corridors has gained more immediacy than ever. Human encroachment in and around 13 corridors of Terai region - referred to as the Terai Arc Landscape -- is taking a heavy toll on the …
The issue of unregulated sand mining has to be tackled by state authorities said National Green Tribunal (NGT) Judicial Member, Justice MS Nambiar on Thursday. Justice Nambiar informed that the Supreme court has not put total ban on sand mining. “We have to understand that sand mining activities are allowed …
Locals of Chittapol-7, Bhangal, in Bhaktapur have launched a fresh protest against the Sanga-based Nepal Police Higher Security School, saying that the school management was constructing road by encroaching upon the land belonging to a community forest. Speaking at a press conference organised here to inform about their protest, users …
The indiscriminate encroachment of forest land in the two districts of Latehar and Palamu has become a major cause of concern for the forest authorities here. Following the Forest Rights Act, 2006, land is being encroached upon without any fear of law. This is done over a period of time. …
Firm's second unit, which is scheduled to be constructed on 430 acre land, includes 46 acres of village forest area The state forest and environment department has sought detail report on alleged construction activities in forest land by Ind Bharat Energy Utkal Ltd, which is engaged in setting up of …
