Compensatory Afforestation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees by NCTD (Transport), 21/03/2025

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by Larsen & Toubro Limited in the construction of a irrigation project, Khargone district, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Gaurav Jain Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 27/02/2024. The matter related to non-forest activities and non-compliances of environment clearance and forest clearance conditions by Larsen & Toubro Limited along with Narmada Valley Development …

Consolidated guidelines and clarifications issued under Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 and Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred under section 3 C of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, the Central Government, in suppression to all previous guidelines, hereby issue a Consolidated Guidelines and Clarifications on Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam , 1980, Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023, including the …

Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notified the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023. These Rules replace the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022. The Rules have been notified under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (i.e., the Forest Conservation Act, 1980). The Act restricts the de-reservation of forest …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of 500 trees in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana, 16/11/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Vijay Chawla Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 16/11/2022. For the illegal cutting of 500 trees in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana, M/s SVC & Lahri was directed by the National Green Tribunal to pay …

KMMTTP road construction put on hold by the NGT

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2022. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, government of Mizoram in its affidavit to the NGT said that the state Public Works Department (PWD) has not …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding grant of forest clearance for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, 19/04/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Citizens for Green Doon Vs Union of India & Others regarding grant of the forest clearance for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway. An application was filed before the Supreme Court on the NGT order, December 13, 2021 - the Tribunal had …

Written arguments by Shree Jivdani Devi Mandir Trust, Virar on the construction of a funicular ropeway, 08/11/2021

Written arguments by Shree Jivdani Devi Mandir Trust, Virar on the construction of a funicular ropeway. There is no issue in operational phase now - of land use, forest, flora, fauna, air pollution, noise, vibration, construction activity at site, use of ground water, creation of effluent, treatment of it or …

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Economic and Revenue Sector, Government of Gujarat

The Report contains significant findings of audit of the Departments under Economic Sector and of the Receipts and Expenditure of major Revenue earning Departments under Revenue Sector under the provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 and Regulations on Audit …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding felling of trees for building three railway over bridges, Uttar Pradesh, 30/01/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/01/2020 regarding permission to fell trees to build three railway over bridge projects in Uttar Pradesh. Central Empowered Committee (CEE) has recommended construction of the railway over bridges to …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding rehabilitation of farmers from Andaman and Nicobar Island, 26/08/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/08/2019 regarding rehabilitation of farmers from Andaman and Nicobar Island. The 2004 Tsunami that struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands washed away masses of land and …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding felling of 202 trees in the Perumalai forest for laying of road, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 22/04/2019

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2019. The application has been filed seeking permission for removal of 202 nos. of trees in the Perumalai Reserve Forest at Lingavadai Village in Natham Taluk, Dindigul District …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding felling of trees for construction by R&R Army Hospital, Delhi, 08/04/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding felling of trees for the construction to be undertaken by the Referral Research Army Hospital, Delhi. An affidavit filed on behalf of Ministry of …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for increasing forest cover, 11/02/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for increasing forest cover, 11/02/2019. The State/UTs wise details of forest cover along with percentage as per ISFR-2017 is given in Annexure-I. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for afforestation and eco-restoration of …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Plan for environmental protection and afforestation, 11/02/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Plan for environmental protection and afforestation, 11/02/2019. The State/UTs-wise details of funds released and utilised under Compensatory Afforestation Funds ,Green India Mission and National Afforestation Programme for the last three years and current year are given in Annexure-I, II and III respectively.

Green nod is holding up 30 hydel power projects

Another significant reason behind delay in construction of these 30 projects is non-availability of land for compensatory afforestation. New Delhi: Owing to the fact that it takes up to 2,000 days or around six years to get environmental clearance for hydro-electric projects, construction of as many as 30 hydro-electric projects …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding transfer of fund to National Compensatory Afforestation Fund, 28/01/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/01/2019. As per the order passed by the Court on 05.05.2006, an adhoc arrangement was made before the enactment of National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. …

NGT seeks report on afforestation

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought action taken report from the Chandigarh-based Regional Officer (North) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, regarding compliance of the statutory procedures while allowing felling of trees for development projects in Punjab. While hearing various petitions filed in this regard, including …

Punjab: Environment crusader feels disillusioned at the end of battle to save green cover

CHANDIGARH: Sangrur based environment activist Amandeep Aggarwal feels disillusioned that his grit and perseverance in exposing the alleged rampant tree felling and misplaced compensatory afforestation in Punjab before National Green Tribunal (NGT) lost to achieve the desired end results. He felt that the case lost its trajectory amid the sensational …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal felling of trees at at Chak Ganjaria Farm at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 01/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of We the People Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2018 regarding illegal felling of trees at at Chak Ganjaria Farm at Lucknow where a Hightech City has been developed by the State of Uttar Pradesh. The report of the …

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