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 …
Even as the Bengaluru Urban district administration is carrying out an anti-encroachment drive at Sarakki Lake, another issue which needs to be dealt with by the authorities immediately is the dumping of garbage at the vast waterbody, residents and lake activists have said. The residents complained that about 10-15 Bruhat …
The draft Development Plan 2034 is not only filled with errors and significant omissions, but has also proposed regularization of encroachments in the eco-sensitive coastal regulation zone-I (CRZ-I) areas. Most of Mumbai's CRZ-I areas have a massive growth of mangroves which protect the coast from erosion. Mangroves have been declared …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding unauthorised constructions on the bed of the river Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Advocate-commisioner was to check if work on Marina Loop Road violated norms The inspection ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of the Marina Loop Road project by an advocate-commissioner was halted on Saturday, after local fishermen mobbed him and the team demanding that the road expansion should be scrapped. …
The district administration has finally taken steps in direction of cleaning Khan River in Indore by initiating the first phase of encroachment survey and demarcation of the river in Indore, said officials. In the first phase, the demarcation of the river will be done from MR 10 to Chhatripura. which …
The state assembly on Saturday passed the Rajasthan Lakes (protection and development) Authority Bill, 2015, even as the opposition demanded that it be sent to the house's select committee to fix loopholes. Initially, some ruling party MLAs also favoured reconsideration by the government on the grey areas in the bill, …
Expert Appraisal Committee report points that mining lease holders are involved in several violations; Seeks action against violators PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests appointed Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has authenticated the findings of Justice M B Shah Commission, pointing to the fact that mining lease holders in …
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Dharamshi Meghji Savla Vs Bidada Gram Panchayat & Others dated 19/03/2015 regarding encroachment of gaucher land by constructing houses in Bidada, Gujarat.
Non-implementation of orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on protection of the Sundarbans is unconstitutional, the Eastern Zone bench headed by justice Pratap Kumar Ray observed on Wednesday. The NGT had started suo motu proceedings after going through newspaper reports on environmental degradation of the Sundarbans and had directed …
GURGAON: Expressing concern over shrinking natural drains and depletion of groundwater in Gurgaon, Union minister of state and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh has directed deputy commissioner T L Satyaprakash to map water channels like Nathupur, Ghata and Sohna, which have been allegedly encroached upon by some builders. Speaking to …
‘Some citizens have threatened to go to court if action is not taken’ The issue of the deteriorating health of lakes is shaping up to be a showdown between civic bodies and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). In a strongly-worded letter sent on February 11, KSPCB has said …
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), Vizag chapter, has demanded a probe into the blatant violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms by AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), which is erecting concrete structures just 50 metres from the sea at Rushikonda Beach. Intach representatives, who visited …
You have to travel just three kilometres from Kannur town to learn how to kill a river that was the lifeline of a locality, where you will find the remains of Kakkad river, a tributary of Valappatanam River. When environmentalists took up the matter a couple of years ago with …
The Madras high court has directed the tahsildar of Alandur to consider and take suitable action on a petition alleging widespread encroachment near Putheri lake in Pallavaram municipality. N Krishnan, 75, the petitioner and a resident of Jameen Royapettai village, said the lake that originally measured 10.48 acres had shrunk …
While Himachal Pradesh government is bound to comply with the orders of National Green Tribune (NGT) in the Rohtang environment issue, thousands of residents who are set to lose their local rights have put the government in an ordeal. Following NGT's order, Himachal Pradesh government is set to introduce CNG …
In a classic case of the rule-maker turning rule-breaker, the government, which is supposed to enforce coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms and ensure that no permanent structures come up within 500 metres of the high tide line, is itself blatantly flouting the rules at Rushikonda Beach! Forget 500 metres, the …
The Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Bill-2014 which provides for protecting lakes and removing lake encroachment in urban areas. Forest Minister Ramanath Rai said the bill provided for exercising regulatory control over all lakes within the jurisdiction of 11 municipal corporations in the …
Public suggestions on location to be sought Lucknow: Finally waking up to the need for well laid-out, hygienic toilets in public places across the city, Lucknow Development Authority has formulated a plan to construct more than 1000 modular toilets this year. The project would be particularly useful for women working …
The Himachal Government has decided to file an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking review of its earlier decision regarding plying of only CNG vehicles between Vashisht and Rohtang to reduce pollution. Sources said since implementing the NGT order of only plying CNG vehicles to Rohtang from the …
A Kashmir based developmental organization, South Asian Voluntary Association of Environmentalists (SAVAE), has urged the government and the people of the state to protection of wetlands and environment one of the top priorities of governance. In a statement issued on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, SAVAE has said …
