Lake

Report on the holding of night market beside Jal Mahal lake a part of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-Sensitive Zone, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 19/08/2023

Factual report in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others (OA No 53/2023) as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal, Central Zone Bench, Bhopal. Rajendra Tiwari has raised the issue of Nagar Nigam Heritage Jaipur inviting tenders for holding a night market without specifying …

Report on the holding of night market beside Jal Mahal lake a part of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-Sensitive Zone, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 19/08/2023

Factual report in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others (OA No 53/2023) as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal, Central Zone Bench, Bhopal. Rajendra Tiwari has raised the issue of Nagar Nigam Heritage Jaipur inviting tenders for holding a night market without specifying …

Inspection report on behalf of the Minor Irrigation Department of K R Puram lake, Bengaluru urban district, Karnataka, 03/05/2023

Inspection report on behalf of the Minor Irrigation Department in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated January 24, 2023. An application was filed alleging dumping of waste and discharge of untreated sewage into the K. R. Puram Lake is situated in K R Puram lake, Hobli, Bengaluru east …

Joint Committee report on Sambhar lake encroachment, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 07/02/2023

Joint committee report to the National Green Tribunal order (Original Application 94 of 2022) dated 07/12/2022. The matter related to encroachment within the area of Sambhar lake and use of unauthorised borewells by a large number of unauthorized persons. The committee recommended that the Department of Environment shall refine and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding withdrawal of water from Mussoorie lake, 18/05/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kartik Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 18/05/2022. Grievance in the application is against unregulated drawal of water from Mussoorie lake, having potential for damage to the lake. The violators include Hotel Jaypee Residency, Mussoorie and others. The NGT directed …

Joint Committee report on Moovarasampattu temple pond becoming a rain water harvesting reservoir, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 06/04/2022

Inspection report of the Joint Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) in respect of Original Application No. 123 of 2020 (Suomotu on the basis of the newspaper report published in Dinamalar Chennai city supplement edition, July 9, 2020 under the caption 'Moovarasampattu temple pond has become rain …

Written submission by Karnataka Power Corporation on setting up of a gas based combined cycle power plant, 22/03/2022

Additional written submission by the Karnataka Power Corporation in the matter between Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 22/03/2022. The matter related to setting up of a gas based combined cycle power plant by Karnataka Power Corporation - this has …

Report filed by the Municipal Corporation, Bhopal regarding encroachments on the banks of the southern part of Upper Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 14/07/2021

Compliance report filed by the Municipal Corporation, Bhopal in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Aarya Shrivastava Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others. The matter was related to illegal encroachments on the banks of the southern part of Upper Lake, Bhopal. The Municipal Corporation, Bhopal …

Report on Jagannath Sagar Lake, Jeypore, Odisha, 14/09/2020

Report by the District Magistrate, Koraput, Odisha in Original Application No - 148/19 filed by Basanta Patra Vs State of Odisha & Others. The matter related to preservation of Jagannath Sagar, Jeypore, Odisha. The report stated that for de-weeding of Jagannath Sagar, the district administration has agreed to hire the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining going on around the Jaisamand Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 20/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nanga Ram Dangi Vs Secretary, Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 20/01/2020 regarding illegal mining going on around the Jaisamand Lake and other areas of District Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Tribunal directed the Inspector General of Police, Udaipur Range …

Buhari seeks global commitment on shrinking Lake Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more commitment from the international community on redirecting water to the Lake Chad.He warned that the about 40 million population in the region will pose adverse migration and security challenges to the world. Receiving Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Canada to …

Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin

The Lake Victoria Basin is internationally recognised for its high freshwater species diversity and endemism, which are of critical importance to local livelihoods and national economies within the basin. However, freshwater ecosystems within the region are highly threatened, with current safeguards proving inadequate and the focus of much past and …

Phosphorus solubilizing and releasing bacteria screening from the rhizosphere in a natural wetland

Inorganic phosphorus (P)-solubilizing bacteria (IPSB) and organic P-mineralizing bacteria (OPMB) were isolated from bacteria that were first extracted from the rhizosphere soil of a natural wetland and then grown on either tricalcium phosphate or lecithin medium. The solubilizing of inorganic P was the major contribution to P availability, since the …

Uganda: Nema Evicts 7,000 Wetland Encroachers

Kibuku — The government has evicted more than 7,000 encroachers from wetlands in Kibuku District. The forcible eviction follows the expiry of a six-month grace period that the government had granted to the encroachers. The Minister of Water and Environment, Mr Sam Cheptoris, National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials and …

Uganda: Chinese Launch Fund to Protect Lake Victoria

Kampala — Save the Wild Fund, a Chinese not-for-profit environmental conservation organisation, has started operations to encourage companies to fund conservation of Lake Victoria. Speaking at the launch last week, Mr Tiang Clody Zhoo, the chairman Save the Wild Fund, said the organisation which was launched last week in Uganda, …

Parliament committee against oil exploration in Lake Malawi: says Malawi has outdated laws to safeguard petroleum production

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change, this week strongly denounced Malawi government’s decision on oil exploration in Lake Malawi, and argue that the country has outdated laws to safeguard all stakeholders during the exercise. The committee observed that the absence of a national petroleum policy and its …

Lake Victoria invalids can create health problems for environment

Researchers working around Kenya’s Lake Victoria, a fishing community where locals battle high rates of disease and a depleted fish stock, have found that human illness exacerbates unsustainable fishing practices. Before this study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, it has been known that …

When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too

A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can also create health problems for the environment. Around Kenya's Lake Victoria, a fishing community where locals battle high rates of disease and a depleted fish stock, scientists found that human illness exacerbates unsustainable fishing practices. …

Capitalising on Africa’s largest lake for solar-powered farming in Tanzania

In efforts to assist farmers in Tanzania to improve profitability, Energy 4 Impact is offering business advisory services to Simusolar, a firm providing and financing solar powered irrigation technologies in Tanzania. Energy 4 Impact and Simusolar recently conducted an assessment of farmers in the Lake Zone that encompasses Mara and …

Africa: Stage Set for Lake Nyasa Dispute Resolution

Dar es Salaam — A meeting of the joint permanent commission of cooperation (JPCC) between Tanzania and Malawi has put in place an enabling environment to resolve amicably a boundary dispute on Lake Nyasa. The minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga, said in a press …

Scores of turtle remains found along Sukkur lake

KARACHI: Dozens of freshwater turtles were found dead on Saturday along a lake in Sukkur where they were released a week ago, it emerged on Sunday. According to sources, scores of turtle remains were found along Kallar Lake, some 15km from Sukkur, where they were released following their seizure by …

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