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 in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/05/2017 regarding encroachment and construction in the flood plain of river Yamuna. Counsel appearing for Delhi Development Authority submits that the demarcation of the flood plain on river Yamuna in the …
Pulls up authorities for failing’ to check encroachments on the water body Coming down heavily on the caretaker body Lakes and Waterways Department Authority (LAWDA) and the civil administration for their “lax approach and insufficient staff”, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court pulled them up for “failing” to preserve the …
The circular that irked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday was issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad, which had ‘clarified’ the NGT order. While passing an order on May 4, 2016 pertaining to the constructions on the wetland of Bellandur lake, the NGT had …
Officials hope this will stop ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ encroachment of the waterbodies in the city After years of judicial pressure, the process to keep the city’s lakes from the hands of local encroachers and misuse has finally started. The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) has sought for the …
Henceforth, anybody who forcibly grabs other people’s land in Oyo State would be imprisoned for 15 years or pay a fine of N500, 000. This followed the signing into law, of a Bill on Real Property Protection Law, 2016 by Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Friday in Ibadan. It was titled: …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The city's greenery with its ornamental plants, shrubs, bushes and trees, is definitely soothing for the eyes but a few experts believe that unless the hills are protected and developed into green zones, Vizag might run out of green space in the next decade. Although city and urban area …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued a notice to Hare Krishna Movement for allegedly encroaching seashore land to put up a huge construction in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. This followed an additional affidavit filed by an applicant and social activist …
A wafting, pungent smell of decomposing flesh assaults nostrils more than 100 metres away. An army of scavengers takes charge both in the air and on land, feasting on carcasses of hippopotamus, tortoise, slugs, fish, snail, birds and other animals. Swarms of flies and other insects give buzzing salutes you …
In a major success to the wildlife preservation bid, a large area which was part of the prime habitat of Manas National Park was freed from 20 years of encroachment in a day long operation on Thursday. It took 800 people including 350 police and paramilitary personnel and a convoy …
The Bam Ruknud-Dowlah lake continues to be at peril as it does not find a place on the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority's list of of over 2,800 lakes, said noted environmentalist Lubna Sarwath. Speaking at the sidelines of a programme on Musi protection at the Government City College, Sarwath said, …
Allows Highways Department to remove encroachments In an interim order, the National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench sternly told the authorities that not a single tree in the Girivalam path should be cut. It, however, allowed the Highways Department to remove all encroachments after following the due process. The bench comprising …
A strong legislation to protect lakes in the state has done little to curb encroachments and check pollution levels. A strong legislation to protect lakes in the state has done little to curb encroachments and check pollution levels. BENGALURU: It has been a year since the Karnataka government enacted the …
With the monsoon round the corner, a group of concerned citizens and organisations on Thursday released a document covering key aspects of flood management, reiterating the need for mapping 3,600 waterbodies in Chennai and its suburbs. Releasing a draft of the document, MIDS Professor S. Janakarajan stressed the need for …
The RC issued the directive after he made unexpected visit to Ndua source of water in Ulinji Village in the municipality and witnessed a massive environmental destruction along River Ndua caused by human activities, especially farming and house construction, as well as indiscriminate cutting of trees. Mr Zelothe ordered immediate …
The activists opposed to the Girivalam path-widening project have shifted their focus to theerthams and ponds which may take a hit from the project. With the National Green Tribunal-appointed committee scheduled to visit the path on October 15 and 16, activists have turned their attention to the issues facing water …
The revenue authorities had issued notices to 11,595 private individuals, organisations and companies for lake encroachment. But so, far only 5,500 have replied. The Legislative Assembly committee on lake encroachments has decided to give another opportunity to those accused of encroachments in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts to respond to …
DEHRADUN: A number of city residents, incensed at the blatant encroachment by slum dwellers and builders who have started construction work in the ecologically-fragile Rispana valley on the outskirts of Dehradun, are planning to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal. The Rispana river which starts from Mussoorie and …
Many encroached drains were identified at Kapra, Uppal, L.B. Nagar and Chaitanyapuri. Hyderabad: With 32 special teams, GHMC authorities began the “Samagrah” survey on nala and lake encroachments on Tuesday. Many encroached drains were identified at Kapra, Uppal, L.B. Nagar and Chaitanyapuri. Officials visited 23 main nalas. Surveys were conducted …
A group, Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers and Thinkers (ALERT) have said that the proposed Cross River Superhighway, if undertaken, could hastily worsen a deepening environmental and social crisis in Nigeria. The highway, which is to slice through the forested areas of Nigeria, would open up series of environmental problems, …
GHMC has the power to demolish encroachments; demand to demolish all buildings on lake beds. Hyderabad: Water will continue to enter houses whenever there is heavy rain as the demolition of 28,872 illegal constructions and the subsequent widening of major nalas are easier said than done. A former GHMC commissioner …
