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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Rattan Vs Haryana Urban Development Authority & Others dated 27/05/2016 regarding encroachment of one acre of land earmarked for a public park in Sector-31, Gurgaon, Haryana by Pama Educational & Welfare Society and . Ryan International School. Tribunal directs …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday came down heavily on the civic bodies in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh over rampant dumping of municipal solid waste on the floodplains of Yamuna near Taj Mahal leading to stagnation of river water. "Have you (civic bodies) seen the dirt around the Taj …
Though major civilizations in the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa (the old world) were found on the banks of major rivers, human beings, over the millennia, have been known to colonize places with smaller sources of water like oases in deserts, and small springs in forests or high up …
House panel on lakes seeks report in a month's time Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Koliwad said, The NGT order has extended the buffer zone of lakes and tanks from 30 metres to 75 metres. The tribunal, however, has ordered measuring the Rajakaluves from the edges. After the National Green …
Noida: In a step towards developing the Hindon riverfront along the 22-km stretch in its jurisdiction up to Greater Noida, the Noida Authority on Monday said it has appointed a consultant for the project. The consultant has started the survey work on the project and is expected to put in …
नई दिल्ली में सूखे को लेकर बुलायी गई बैठक में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के सामने मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव सूबे में 78 हजार जलस्रोतों को पुनर्जीवित करने और एक लाख नये तालाब बनाने की योजना पेश कर रहे थे। वहीं जल संरक्षण को लेकर मुख्यमंत्री के संजीदा इरादों से इतर कड़वा …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahaveer Singh Rajpurohit & Anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan dated 06/05/2016 regarding illegal construction of a road on the catchment area of a pond in Village Kharabera Purohitan, Tehsil Luni, District Jodhpur. Tribunal directs the State of Rajasthan to immediately …
Improper land use pattern of master plan of Hyderabad are reasons why environmental quality has degraded so much, says environmentalist. Hyderabad: The study on the city’s environmental conditions noticed that the overall environmental quality was still intact on the outskirts of GHMC where urban growth was not yet intense due …
In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Rattan Singh and others seeking demolition or removal of the encroachments on the water bodies /wetland reserves and other reserves within the State, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today directed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs. The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 26/04/2016. This application has been filed by the applicant who is a resident of Chandan Colony, Saidullajab, IGNOU Road, New Delhi, a social activist as well as RTI …
China's major cities rely heavily on water collected in catchment areas that are under threat from encroachment and pollution, according to a new report from The Nature Conservancy, a leading global conservation organization. The report, which was released on Monday, said Beijing, Shanghai and 28 other major cities depend on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hazi Arif & Others Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding encroachment of green belt area of village Prahladgarhi, Tehsil, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to verify with reference to the …
Officials of the departments concerned and civic agencies will be held responsible for any more encroachment of lakes after completion of the ongoing survey of lakes in Bengaluru Rural and Urban districts. The Legislature Committee on Lake Encroachment, headed by MLA K B Koliwad, which met here on Tuesday to …
MEERUT: Man-made and natural water bodies are gradually disappearing from the district. In the city alone there were 12 ponds and some of the localities are even named after them (Chhipi Tank and Suraj Kund for instance) but today not even a single water body is present, barring one in …
NAVI MUMBAI: Residents and industrial workers are peeved about a dumping ground being created along MIDC main road, a stone's throw away from NMMC's landfill site. Residents alleged that miscreants and even civic operators dump the trash on the open plot of land between Mahape and Turbhe, which belongs to …
Under the collective ‘All for Water for All’ Recognising the need for holistic approach to management of water resources in the light of threats like pollution, declining groundwater recharge, saltwater intrusion due to coastal erosion and encroachment of water bodies, a host of citizens and organisations are coming together under …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Deepak Kodwani vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 01/03/2016 regarding encroachment over waterbodies, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. NGT directs a Committee to be constituted which shall inspect whether a Talab indeed exists on the …
The Madras High Court has warned the State government that it would be constrained to quash its order regularising encroachments made on water bodies, if a reply is not filed by Friday on a Public Interest Litigation petition pending on the issue. The First Bench of Chief Justice S.K. Kaul …
More Can Be Harvested If Waterbodies, Floodplains Tapped Much of Delhi's water woes could be solved if its own reservoirs are put to use. The city's 460 wetlands, along with the Yamuna floodplains and the Ridge, have enough water to help the national capital overcome a supply crisis like the …
All is not well with Wular Lake in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia, which has been identified as one of the 26 Ramsar sites in the country. Over the past many decades, it has suffered heavily due to siltation, conversion of 40 …
