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 …
To address the issue of pollution in the River Yamuna, the city government is mulling to undertake a fresh review of cleaning and rejuvenation that will specifically check disposal of untreated sewerage into the river, develop the river beds and flood plains, and raise the water table in Delhi. The …
Visit any construction site or a building, be it a house or office, that is being renovated and a huge eyesore is the waste and debris lying around. It is common for the building material to be spread all around, encroaching upon pavements, roads and parks, if any are around. …
NGT also directed Assam government to submit a map of Kaziranga showing its boundaries and offending structures within five kms of the park boundaries. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the Assam government to ensure that no construction whatsoever was permitted in and around the Kaziranga National Park, …
A golf course project in Kigali has been suspended over environmental concerns as the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) moves to act against those it deems have illegally encroached on wetlands. The works on the country club project, that is being undertaken by All Africa Golf Construction Company in the …
HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) team will visit Hussainsagar and investigate the contentious dewatering programme on August 21 and 22. The tribunal has asked the state government to file its project plan and reports by August 25 and has also threatened that it would slap a fine of Rs …
CHENNAI: A larger bench of the Madras high court will hear two petitions, which sought directions to the authorities to regularize encroachments near water bodies in Menambedu, Korattur and Kolathur villages near Chennai. The petitioner, T K Shanmugam, said the PWD had issued notices evict to people living near the …
A team of experts along with KMDA CEO Surendra Gupta, environment activist Subhas Datta and a battery of lawyers inspected two locations along the riverfront in Kolkata to ascertain whether portions of the Hooghly River have been encroached to build a pathway and memorial. The committee, set up by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Ors. Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 04/08/2015 regarding environment in or around the Shri Girirajji Parvat and Parikrama Marg, Goverdhan, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Learned Counsel appearing …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone bench, on Tuesday, directed the chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and officer on special duty (OSD) of KMDA to inspect the Hooghly riverfront and check whether a part of the river has been encroached to build a pathway and a memorial. The …
FIR against encroachers from Gobindpur, Nuagaon and Gadkaujang villages has been lodged at Abhayachandpur police station The Jagatsinghpur district administration has filed FIR against 18 villagers for encroaching upon the land acquired for Posco project and illegally raising betel vines. These villagers, who had dismantled their betel vines to clear …
Work will begin on 11.4-km portion of waterway Soon, Cooum river will get a makeover with the Water Resources Department (WRD) gearing up to desilt and improve portions of it simultaneously. As part of the Integrated Cooum River Eco-Restoration Plan, the department is finalising bids to dredge and strengthen the …
HYDERABAD: In a major victory for environmentalists, revenue authorities in a pre-dawn operation demolished around 150 under-construction houses by pressing a dozen heavy earth movers at Shetti Kunta Lake in Patancheru mandal. The demolition drive in the presence of 300 policemen comes barely four days after TOI reported in these …
NAINITAL: Ajay Singh Rawat (68), a noted environmentalist, shares most of the credit in his crusade to save Naini lake from human activities, as he continues his legal battle. Reminiscing about the beginning of the struggle, he says, "It was the Supreme Court's intervention in 1995, followed by that of …
The average groundwater level in Tamil Nadu has declined considerably in the past five years, with only 4 of 30 districts showing any major increase. Coimbatore district has the lowest level at 13.12 m. In Chennai, the average level in June 2010 was 4.68 m. This has now fallen to …
Landslides due to heavy rains in different parts of Nainital have put lives of many at risk. The district administration Nainital has, however, directed the officials concerned to shift families from Nainital’s landslide-prone Harinagar/ Tallital area to safer places in view of the incessant rains that continued here for two …
LUCKNOW: If it was Bhagirath who brought the Ganga on the earth in the mythological era, local 'bhagiraths' are restoring the Gomti to its pristine glory in the villages along the river's course. On Sunday, the conservation of the Gomti started in Hardoi with the cleaning of wells in Tulsipur, …
Residents of Thuvariman in Tirupparankundram panchayat submitted a petition at the Collectorate here on Tuesday to stop alleged illegal sand mining in a waterbody there. They said that even though permission had been given for sand mining only for three months, illegal mining activities were continuing throughout the year. “The …
Meerut: To prevent pollution of Kali river, Meerut Cantonment Board (MCB) officials reviewed functioning of the solid waste management unit set up on its banks on Tuesday. The MCB had removed encroachments from Parikshitgarh Road in 2013 and later developed it as a trenching ground. The civic body later set …
Alarmed at the diminishing number of birds that visit Sultanpur Lake, the forest department has suggested an ambitious plan to the district administration to turn the situation around. Over the years, the number of migratory birds coming to this lake has gone down considerably. The district administration is now planning …
GHAZIABAD: The district administration and the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) have launched a massive drive for the restoration of water bodies across the city, which have been encroached upon, either fully or partially. The drive comes in the wake of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issuing a show-cause …
