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 …
After a short train trip from New Delhi railway station revealed piles of waste and encroachment along its property, the Railways is now all set to erect a wall along railway tracks. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Railways to start erecting the wall wherever there is no encroachment …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Special Circuit Bench of the Eastern Zone on Thursday directed the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to demolish all the unauthorized constructions along the banks of the Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi rivers in accordance with the provisions of the law within three months. NGT’s judicial member …
Encroachments on the banks of Konthuruthy river Uncertainty looms large over the lives of 168 families living on the banks of Konthuruthy River in Thevara as they fear that they may be evicted while restoring the river to its original width. The Revenue authorities had earlier carried out surveys on …
Taking Indore Municipal Corporation to task over delay in cleaning Khan and Saraswati rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has now directed the civic body to chalk out a monthly plan for cleaning, stopping flow of sewerage and removal of encroachments and submit the progress report. Bhopal-based central zone bench of …
A survey conducted by Maldhari Vikas Sangathan has revealed that there is zero land available in the state for cattle grazing. "Of the 40 lakh hectare gauchar land which the state once had, only eight lakh hectare exists on paper for cattle grazing. Of this, 95% has been encroached upon …
Bhubaneswar: The Housing and Urban Development Department has constituted a special committee for formulating the master plan land policy for Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA). The committee will be headed by Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Aditya Padhi. The committee will be mainly responsible for drafting regulations for facilitating planned growth …
The Bhoj wetland, a Ramsar site has been found to be under huge pressure due to burgeoning human population in its catchment area. The present investigation spread across nine stations has revealed higher algal diversity (294 species) during the period of 2008-2009. The phytoplankton diversity belonging to six groups revealed …
Islamabad—In its ongoing anti-encroachment campaign, the District Administration has cleared land of National Highway Authority (NHA) from encroachers in Rawat area of the Federal Capital. According to detail, Assistant Commissioner, Rural, Amna Rafique, conducted anti-encroachment operation in Rawat area and cleared the encroached land of the National Highway Authority. A …
JAGATSINGHPUR: Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewage. One such river is Alaka that flows through Biridi, Jagatsinghpur, Balikuda, Raghunathpur and Nuagaon blocks. The river stretches up to Erasama and joins the sea at Boitakulia under Erasama block. …
Observing that “insatiable human greed” is bent upon to destroy the Jhelum, one of the “oldest rivers” in the region, the J&K; High Court has directed the Chief Engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department and other statutory authorities to remove all encroachments from the banks of the river …
The National Green Tribunal rapped the Ghaziabad Development Authority, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the district administration on Friday, seeking a response on encroachment of green belts in the city. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notices to the UP Pollution Control Board, UP State Industrial …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 24/11/2014 regarding encroachments on the riverbed of river Kaliasote. The Tribunal was informed that on 21.10.2014 a meeting was held by the Joint …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunder Singh Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 20/11/2014 regarding encroachment of water body/land bearing Khasra No. 148 measuring 6 bhiga 13 bhiswas in Village Issarpur, Tehsil Najafgarh district South west Delhi. Read …
At last, the administration on Tuesday filed criminal cases against the violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms following a direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). District Magistrate Aravind Agarwal, through the Government Pleader, filed 18 criminal cases against 16 hotels and two apartment owners for violation of CRZ …
Basai Wetland of Gurgaon in Haryana, one of the important bird areas of country, is facing threat of being lost forever. Located close to national capital Delhi, migratory bird count of this wetland has shown a decline, mainly because of habitat loss due to human encroachment. A study conducted by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 11/11/2014. 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 …
Valankulam, one of the biggest tanks in Coimbatore, will get a fresh lease of life with the civic body set to to remove 788 encroachments. Corporation and slum clearance board officials met on Saturday and decided to shift slum dwellers to new apartment buildings at Ammankulam by the end of …
Guwahati: At a time the government's priority is conservation of wetlands across the state, a reply to an RTI application filed by environment activist Rohit Choudhury has revealed a startling fact. The state-level steering committee on wetlands has not met even once, said the state public information officer (SPIO) and …
Even as the wetlands of the State are facing rapid encroachment and some of them have by this time been eliminated by encroachment and illegal settlement, the State Level Steering Committee on Wetlands has not held any meeting during the past ten years. This was disclosed by the State Public …
People's plunder and activity have caused a decline in wildlife population, a recent report says. With the increasing encroachment of land and resources due to hunting and poaching, the human world has halved the number of wild animals in the world in just 40 years, according to a shocking report …
