Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puja Kumar Vs M/s Ansal API dated 06/01/2023. Sushant Golf City Project taken up by M/s Ansal High Tech Township Ltd. in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has not obtained any environmental clearance or NOC from the authorities. The project is also …
A contempt plea has been filed in the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Bench, urging it to take action over the pollution caused to Rabindra Sarobar lake in Kolkata during last month's Chhath puja, which the petitioners said was organised in violation of an NGT order. The petition, filed by Sumita …
The usual chemical froth layer on the water of the Yamuna, there is now all kinds of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste lying on the ghats As the festival season came to an end on Friday with Chhath Puja, DNA visited the Kalindi Kunj Yamuna ghat to see the level of …
Chhath is also about cleanliness and caring for rivers ponds, lakes and canals where the prayers are offered. But with rapid urbanisation and rising pollution, families are forced to complete the rituals at artificial water bodies. On Thursday evening, Nitish Parashar, 28, stood near a large vessel full of water …
KOLKATA: Even though showers eased Diwali pollution in the city, air and noise quality degraded two days later, thanks to immersion processions and celebrations after Brazil's victory in the Under-17 World Cup. On Sunday night, crackers were burst indiscriminately in absence of any surveillance either by pollution control board or …
India is a land known for its countless religious festivals and rites. Unfortunately, a majority of the rituals are proving to be harmful for the environment. There are several photographs making rounds on social media that show the river Yamuna layered by a thick coating of toxic froth. The froth …
KOLKATA: Though a National Green Tribunal (NGT) glare on Rabindra Sarobar lake saved the waterbody from being polluted deeply, rules set by the green body were grossly flouted on the occasions of performing Chhat puja on Sunday evening and Monday morning. From allowing plastic materials to bursting of crackers, the …
Kolkata: Chhath Puja can be performed at Rabindra Sarovar this year but devotees have to maintain a distance of 3 feet from the water's edge, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed on Thursday. People may collect water from the Lake for puja purposes but items like flowers, fruits or other …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) no-entry-to-Rabindra-Sarobar order for Chhath devotees has put the Mamata Banerjee government in a bind. The government can't go against the order but at the same time, it doesn't want to hurt the sentiments of the 57lakh non-Bengali population in Bengal, of which a major …
The Panchavati division of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Thursday collected three tonnes of 'nirmalya' (puja material) from the banks Godavari river after the Chhath Puja celebrations came to an end. "We had engaged 33 sanitary employees on the riverbanks for the clean-up act. The waste we collected will …
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started cleaning of water bodies that will be used for performing rituals in Chhath but the drive is being carried in a very limited sense — clean the surface and leave the banks of the water bodies for the agencies to clean. Water bodies …
