Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 25/02/2025. Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui, resident of village Ajupura Rani, block and tehsil Nagina, district Bijnor has sent present letter petition which has been treated and registered as an original …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 18/02/2014 regarding constructions by CIDCO in CRZ area. The applicant has said that CIDCO has undertaken certain activities to change the nature of property by causing destruction …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vanshakti & Anr V/s Mun. Corpn of Greater Mumbai & Ors. dated 12/02/2014 regarding Kanjurmarg dumping site. NGT has directed that reclamation and landfilling shall not be done at the disputed site till the next order. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vanshakti & Anr. Vs MCZMA dated 06/02/2014 regarding Kanjurmarg dumping ground. NGT order says that there is "some ambiguity as regards the area of 65.96 hectares which is mentioned in the order of the MOEF and so also to the …
MARGAO: Apprehending flooding of the village during the monsoon, activists and residents of Benaulim have cried foul over a land filling at Tollebandh, besides indiscriminate dumping of waste in the low lying fields. They have demanded immediate action by the local panchayat and other authorities, fearing large scale flooding of …
Dutch Firm To Assess Impact And Feasibility Mumbai: A governmental body is resuscitating plans needing large-scale reclamation of land from the Arabian Sea—including expansion of the financial centre at Nariman Point—by commissioning studies to assess their environmental and social impact. The Mumbai Transformation Support Unit (MTSU), which was set up …
The Mumbai coastal road project got a boost Thursday when officials from the Union Environment Ministry indicated willingness to consider amending norms for it. The union ministry must allow reclamation in coastal areas to make the 35.6-km long ring road project viable. The coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms do not …
Extreme events, uninsured losses & informal sector vulnerability: a case study of Mumbai - A presentation by Archana Patankar at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The Bombay high court order directing the state government to ban construction on wetlands can lend a lease of life to acres around the city’s coast where either construction or dumping of debris has destroyed mangroves, say activists. On Monday, the HC directed the state government to issue a circular …
Issue of show cause notice for alleged violations with regard to development of port facilities at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 30/09/2013.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the Bhumi Sena scheme for reclamation of barren, ravenous and usar (alkaline soils) land will help increase the State’s area under cultivation. The Chief Minister said not only will landless farmers benefit, the State’s agriculture production will also increase. Mr. …
The second phase of the Hulhumale reclamation project has been delayed to clear the financial aspects of the project, President Mohamed Waheed Hassan said Tuesday. During a press conference, the president said Housing Development Corporation (HDC) had assured that the project would commence without much delay. However, he did not …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the controversy surrounding the Bolgatty convention centre project of Emke Group, led by M A Yusuff Ali, is gathering momentum, records show that the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) was divided over according sanction for the project. At the 55th meeting of the KCZMA, which was …
There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project - port and SEZ - at Mundra in Gujarat has violated and not complied with EC conditions says this report submitted by the committee headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain to the environment ministry. There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project – …
Hulhumale Development Corporation (HDC) has stated that it would start the USD60 million second phase of the Hulhumale reclamation project within the next month or so. Speaking to Haveeru, HDC managing director Suhail Mohamed said that while many companies had expressed interest in the reclamation project only two companies had …
Uganda’s wetlands are an important stock of natural capital producing goods and services that have economic value. Despite the need to conserve them, their loss to unsustainable resource utilization activities has continued because they are considered to have little or no economic value. This study aimed at highlighting the economic …
GUJARAT BILL NO. OF 2013. A B I L L to provide for irrigation and drainage in the State of Gujarat. WHEREAS it is necessary to make provisions for the construction relating to irrigation in the State of Gujarat and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. It is …
The Kanwar Lake in Begusarai district is one of the Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake and eco-friendly natural lakes which attracts a variety of migratory birds. It has been shrinking at an abnormally high rate. Despite being designated as wildlife sanctuary, this wetland is under threat from anthropogenic pressures. An …
Dharamsala, December 2: The canalisation of the Swan in Una district has helped in reclaiming thousands of acres of agriculture land, but has also threatened many natural wetlands. The destruction of natural wetlands has destroyed the natural habitat of many rare wildlife species, including the sarus crane. The wetlands of …
Constitution of committee for inspection of M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Mundra, Gujarat. The Ministry of Environment & Forests had granted Environment and CRZ clearance on 12.01.2009 to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Limited (formerly Mundra Port and SEZ Limited) for the development of port facilities at Mundra, District …
China will have more than 600 environment friendly mines by 2015, Dong Zuoji, director of the planning department of the Ministry of Land and Resources, said on Thursday. According to Dong, green mines are mining enterprises that are environment friendly, and pay attention to issues such as energy saving, emissions …
