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 …
On the instructions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) central zone bench, Kolar municipality has started surveying Kaliasot river and constructions that have come up in green belt area. Chief municipal officer (CMO) SS Dhakre told Times of India, "We have commenced survey work of the area that comes under Kolar. …
PUDUCHERRY: A water users' forum has taken a strong exception to the Puducherry government's decision to provide house sites to the Scheduled Tribe people by converting lands classified as ponds, irrigation channels and community forests. An RTI query filed by the Bangaaru Vaickal Neeraadhara Koottamaippu revealed that the government had …
Sets up two panels to look into pollution and state of drains Hearing two petitions relating to dumping of waste and debris into the Yamuna and the covering and encroachments of storm water drains (SWDs), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday considered the technical advice submitted by the Civil …
Mayor B S Sathyanarayana on Sunday announced an allocation of Rs 2.5 crore for overall development of Dorekere lake in Uttarahalli. He made the announcement during his inspection of the lake on Sunday following death of several silver-line fish in the water body, earlier in the week due to mixing …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday reserved its final orders on two applications, one with regard to dumping of waste and debris and encroachment in the Yamuna’s floodplains, and the other challenging civic agencies’ coverage of stormwater drains hampering drainage, while it sought technical advice from the Indian Institute …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the ministry of environment and forests and the Delhi government to identify and assess the status of wetlands in the capital. It has also directed them to submit a plan for conservation and management of the wetlands. Advocate Gaurav Bansal who had …
POKHARA: Fewa Boats Entrepreneurs’ Association has started constructing a wall on the banks of Fewa Lake without government permission. The association has been building a wall at Basrahighat to anchor their boats for the past two weeks. Pokhara Valley Municipal Development Committee, Pokhara Sub-metropolis and District Development Committee Kaski, however, …
As a result, water bodies, including canals, lakes, ponds and wetlands have declined to a great extent A vested interested group is defying the ban by the High Court by continuing to fill-up ponds and lakes in and around the Rajshahi city. They are taking advantage of the negligence of …
The Orion Group-sponsored 102MW Digital Power and Associates Limited gets permission for fuel imports for a year without getting the environmental impact assessment to run a power plant. Energy and Mineral Resources Division has made the decision recently. The company sought to import 1.80 lakh tonnes of furnace oil to …
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on construction of a dam across the river Kobadak in Tala upazila of Satkhira. The court also scrapped a High Court verdict that had rejected a writ petition which challenged the legality of construction of the dam. The …
Encroachment And Silting Biggest Problems River Faces In Madho Tanda, Pilibhit, the originating point of Gomti, at least 33 villages encroach the river. This was the situation three years back, when district administration tried to rid Gomti's banks of encroachments after Gomti yatra, an awareness march by civil society organisations, …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to demolish illegal structures on the banks of rivers around the capital and ensure free flow of water by preventing pollution. The directive was given during a regular weekly cabinet meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat with Sheikh Hasina in the chair. …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to state government, MP State Disaster Management Authority, water resource department, town and country planning, MP state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA), Kolar Municipal Council and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) over encroachment of river bed and green belt of Kaliasot river. The …
Residents of Jagannath Saha Road and green campaigners have demanded that Pushpa Saha Pond at Amligola of Lalbagh in the capital should reclaimed from illegal occupation. Residents of the area said that some influential quarters started grabbing the pond in 2005 by filling it with dirt. Two five-storey buildings have …
Once a wetland and now reduced to a garbage dumping site, the Shahdara Lake in East Delhi is set to get a fresh lease of life. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has begun the restoration of the dried up lake that is also planned to be developed into a tourist …
Govt has neither legalised encroachments nor recovered lease money The state government has failed to take steps to either legalise encroachments by power companies or recover lease money and other liabilities from these firms. Several companies executing power projects in the state have encroached upon thousands of acres of government …
The BDA formed a layout on Venkataraya lake at Gubbalala near Uttarahalli. It took 11 months for the Bangalore South tahsildar to admit that the layout formed on Venkataraya lake in Gubbalala village is illegal. He has also endorsed the action against the accused Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officers for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shri Hazi Arif & Ors. V/s. State of UP & Ors dated 08/05/2014 on the issue of discharge of untreated industrial waste water into the Sahibabad drain. NGT order also notes the report submitted by local …
The High Court on Monday directed the government to protect all canals, parks and playgrounds across the country from powerful land grabbers. The respondents, secretaries of the ministries of LGRD, environment, water resources and finance and the Bangladesh Water Development Board chief have been directed to immediately stop the encroachments …
A High Court judge yesterday expressed unwillingness to hear a writ petition that sought the court's directives on the authorities to remove illegal structures from the Dhanmondi-8 public playground in the capital to ensure people's access to the open space. The playground opened to the public on April 24, days …
