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 …
Building violations lead to huge losses for residents; FTL limits ignored. Hyderabad: Unauthorised cellars in apartments have become a curse for residents of Nizampet, Bachupally and other areas of Cyberabad which have been badly hit by rain for the past two days. While rainwater has been cleared from several localities, …
Heaps of mud dumped in the downstream of Varthur lake. Following complaints of encroachment of Varthur lake, a team of officials from Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) on Tuesday inspected the area. BDA is the custodian of Varthur lake. A BDA officials told DH that there was encroachment at one of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raghav Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding illegal constructions in Hindon bird sanctuary as also encroachments over the ponds and other water bodies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directs the Chief …
Rampant dumping of waste and encroachments on Arthala Lake located close to Hindon River in Ghaziabad on Thursday came under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which sought response from the Centre and UP government on the issue. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices …
To check organised crime that endangers environment and public health The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is all set to launch a new initiative, Environmental Risk Vigilance (ERV), targeting organised crime that erodes natural resources, endangering environment and public health. In a circular dated August 25, VACB Director Jacob Thomas …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Nature Trust & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding encroachments by the fishermen in beach area in S.No. 12 classified as Village Site (Grama Natham), Shozhinganallur, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.
Raps State for having no disaster management plan yet Observing that the State Disaster Management plan still remains on paper as a draft for six years, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday, observed that last year’s December floods could have been averted if the plan was in place. The First …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has denied environmental clearance to 10 mega construction projects --including upmarket apartment complexes -in the city, for alleged encroachment of lakes and drains. An environmental clearance by the SEIAA is mandatory for projects with built-up area above 20,000 sqm. SEIAA's list of projects …
The chief minister's office directed the Latehar administration to take measures to revive the choked water body Aloudeeya in Chandwa block. Sources said a team of officials led by SDO Kamleshwar Narain inspected the water body on Wednesday after a complaint was lodged with the Mukhiya Mantri Jan Samvad Kendra, …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the State government to probe the alleged coastal violations in the eco-sensitive Muttukadu lagoon and surrounding areas, where several luxury bungalows were built and a road was laid in the middle of the lagoon. Taking note of an …
Shimla that has grown haphazardly in the absence of a masterplan is set to face another blow: regularisation of unauthorised constructions — which may number more than 5,000 — in one go. RUDYARD KIPLING was in love with it, spending a month here every year between 1885 and 1888. Shimla …
Steps should be taken at the earliest to de-silt and deepen Sembakkam lake, remove encroachments that have eaten into it, and arrest the discharge of sewage into the sprawling waterbody,” said M. Ravi, secretary, Sri Sarvamangala Nagar Residents Association, Chitlapakkam. The Association is waging a battle for the lake’s restoration, …
The commissioner, who submitted his report to the court recently, has identified 3.95 acres of encroachment on the lake, which is located on survey number 112 of Byrasandra village, Varthur hobli, in Bengaluru East taluk. A Karnataka High Court commissioner’s report has confirmed encroachment of Byrasandra lake and identified Bagmane …
Bhopal: Four teams appointed by the collector have failed to complete the given task of verifying all the pillars marking full tank level (FTL) of Upper Lake in the time limit specified by the National Green Tribunal's central bench. In its orders on Thursday, the tribunal has now directed them …
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) seems to be on backfoot over allegations of encroachment in the Vishwamitri Riverfront Development Project (VRDP) area. The civic body has sought to withdraw its application for environmental clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). VMC told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that …
Seeking public cooperation in saving the Dal and the Nigeen lakes from falling prey to encroachers, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority on Monday said stern action would be taken against those raising illegal constructions by taking advantage of the unrest in the region. “We will not allow the destruction …
The parliamentary standing committee on water resources has expressed deep concerns on the “pathetic” state of water bodies in the national capital where “as many as 2,015 have been fully encroached upon, while 89 have been converted into parks”. Even worse, out of the 971 existing ones, 349 have dried …
BHOPAL: Collector-appointed four teams are yet to get cracking on verification of pillars in Upper Lake, leaving them with far less time to do the job. Three days, including Sunday, would go waste, going by collector Nishant Warwade's statement that "teams will start work from Wednesday and only 5 days …
Bhopal: Forget about demarcating encroachment free 50-metre-zone beyond the full tank level right now and focus on verification of submerged pillars in Upper Lake, stated National Green Tribunal, central bench, on Thursday, while hearing a petition on conservation of Upper Lake. Four teams, which have been appointed by Bhopal collector …
Some of the US’ leading institutional investors, including pension funds, are potentially fuelling environmental and social harm by ploughing billions of dollars into the palm oil industry through opaque financial arrangements, a new report claims. Large investment firms are lagging behind commitments made by consumer brands such as Nestlé, Unilever …
