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 …
Local people formed a human chain under Jagir Bridge in Sadar upazila yesterday, demanding urgent steps to save Dhaleswari River from pollution and land grabbers. Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa), Poribesh Banchao Andolon and Dhaleswari Banchao Andolon expressed solidarity with their demand by participating in the programme under the banner of …
NAGPUR: To ensure survival of city's iconic Nag River, Vidarbha Environmental Action Group (VEAG) has decided to register strong opposition to the industrial department's proposal, seeking de-notification of the water body. Requesting not to allow the proposal gain momentum, a memorandum has been submitted with the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory …
The draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Kochi Corporation area and Maradu municipalities will be put out for public hearing next week. The Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has initiated the series of public hearings with a one-day session at Kollam on Thursday. The draft plans were prepared according …
After a series of irregularities in the allotment of government land and houses and illegal encroachment of government land came to light affecting the government’s image, the State government has finally decided to bring in two new legislations to prevent land grabbing and encroachment. The State government is working on …
LARKANA/SUKKUR: Some 12,000 acres of forest land in Larkana district and over 5,000 acres in Sukkur district is under the occupation of unauthorised people and the forest department is unable to retrieve it. This emerged at separate meetings of the respective public vigilance committees constituted recently on the orders of …
Greenfield development is going to have a long-term impact on the climate and it will also create a series of heat islands. This was exactly what happened in Bangalore, according to N. Sridharan, Director of School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada. Participating in the inaugural session of an international …
Massive destruction of residential structures along the Tawi, Chenab and Ujj rivers in the Jammu region has once again brought to focus illegal constructions and encroachments on the river banks by people and land mafia in J&K; in the past few decades. Corrupt officials and political pressure have forced the …
An Ordinance further to amend the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 (Act No. 12 of 1977). This Ordinance may be called the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has directed to develop green belt along the Khan and Saraswati rivers on lines with Thames river in London or Sabarmati river front in Ahemedabad, Mula or Mutha river developed in the cultural capital of Maharashtra - Pune. The directive of NGT has put …
19 sites declared free of charge by NDMC, but mafia demanding up to Rs. 40 Brazenly flouting the law, parking contractors across north Delhi are charging customers up to Rs. 40 for a spot in free-parking zones. Nineteen parking sites were declared to be free of charge by the North …
In a major victory to activists red-flagging encroachments near Kaliasot river, central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered state government to remove all encroachments from green belt for entire length of the river in three months. The directive of far-reaching significance, once acted upon, will give a …
THANE: After almost two years of its conceptualization, the Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) proposed waterfront development project, along the 31-km Thane creek line, from Kopri to Gaimukh, got the green signal from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) recently, subject to a few conditions. The approval has come as …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of BL Mishra Vs Collector, Chhatarpur regarding constructions both, residential and commercial by way of encroachment have been made within the Kishore Sagar Lake, Chhattarpur and the District Administration and local authorities are allowing constructions to come …
The ashram of controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in the ecologically sensitive central ridge of the capital has a "large number" of illegal constructions, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was today informed by a committee. The Tribunal had constituted the committee comprising Additional Chief Conservator of Forest, NCT of Delhi, …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the tahsildar, Bangalore South, to clear encroachments around Sarakki lake in Jaraganahalli, Sarakki and Puttenahalli villages within six weeks The High Court on Tuesday directed the tahsildar, Bangalore South, to clear encroachments around Sarakki lake in Jaraganahalli, Sarakki and Puttenahalli villages within six weeks. …
POKHARA: Pokhara-based tourism entrepreneurs today flayed the government for failing to do the needful to conserve the shrinking Fewa Lake. Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Minister Bhim Acharya was invited as the chief guest at the programme. Minister Acharya urged the entrepreneurs to form a committee to protect the lake. …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on funds for repair and renovation of ponds, 04/08/2014. To the question regarding the details of public ponds in the country in 1990 and state wise, Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuventation, Parliamentary Affairs and Textiles (Independent Charge) Shri Santosh …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to take effective measures to reclaim illegally occupied parts of the Buriganga river and free it of pollution. The orders came at a meeting organised yesterday on the recovery of all rivers around the capital, including Buriganga, and introduction of a …
CHENNAI: Encroachers will now have to think twice before illegally constructing or taking up settlement on the dry beds of water bodies. Each water body in the state, big or small, will henceforth have a numeric code with the state government embarking upon a project to digitise the records. A …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 22/07/2014 regarding encroachment of Kaliasot river, Madhya Pradesh. On 27th May, 2014 NGT had directed that the Respondents to stop any construction activity reported …