Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kashyap Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/05/2024. In the Original Application, the complaint was in respect of laying underground pipeline and discharge of sewer waste of Shivam Enclave Colony, Old Haibatpur, Greater Noida in the Hindon river in …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking stay on the operation of all industries which are dumping untreated effluents into the Hindon river and its tributaries. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the ministry of water …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking stay on the operation of all industries which are dumping untreated effluents into the Hindon river and its tributaries. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to Ministry of Water Resources, Environment …
The National Green Tribunal has banned throwing of all kinds of waste into the Hindon canal, saying its pollution is a matter of “serious” concern. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the “prohibitory” orders will equally apply to persons and public authorities, including Uttar Pradesh, as …
An NGO has moved the chief judicial magistrate's court against senior officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the UP Pollution Control Board for not constructing any sewage treatment plant and preventing the flow of drain water into the Hindon river. The NGO, Jal Biradari, has sought registration of a …
In a study submitted to the environment ministry last month, the Central Pollution Control Board has identified Yamuna and Hindon as the most polluted among 13 rivers in UP. CPCB has identified polluted stretches in 13 rivers, affecting 37 towns and cities of the state. According to the report, pollution …
The Samajwadi Party government, which allocated Rs. 400 lakh for cleaning of the Gomti river in the budget presented on Tuesday, is not “sincere” about cleaning the three polluted rivers of Western Uttar Pradesh: Kali, Krishna and Hindon. Environmentalists and residents of the region affected by the polluted waters of …
The district magistrates and five Senior Superintendents of Police in western Uttar Pradesh have been fined by the National Green Tribunal for their repeated failure to reply to its notice on polluted rivers causing cancer among villagers. The officials of Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat have been fined …
The district magistrates and five Senior Superintendents of Police in western Uttar Pradesh have been fined by the National Green Tribunal for their repeated failure to reply to its notice on polluted rivers causing cancer among villagers. The officials of Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat have been fined …
City-based NGO Paryavaran Vahini has claimed tests commissioned by it in 2011 had established at least three areas - in both the trans- and sis- Hindon parts of the city - that had alarmingly high amounts of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in the groundwater. Vijaypal Baghel, convenor of the NGO, claimed …
GHAZIABAD: The water table in the densely populated Trans-Hindon region of Ghaziabad has fallen to 170 feet, a plunge of over 100 feet from the levels measured in 2000 before the construction boom started. The latest figure, inferred from a study in 2014 by the Uttar Pradesh water resources department, …
GHAZIABAD: While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the dumping of construction waste and religious items into the Yamuna in the national capital, there is no clarity yet on which agency will be in charge of cleaning the Hindon that merges with the Yamuna in Gautam Budh Nagar. The …
Discharge from slaughterhouses; sugar, paper and chemical units making Hindon, Kali dirty. Effluent discharged from sugar and paper mills, slaughter houses, and chemical industries in Uttar Pradesh are deteriorating the water quality in the Hindon, so much so that the water is not fit for bathing. The Central Pollution Control …
MEERUT: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Union ministries of health and environment, the UP chief secretary, the central and state pollution control boards and district magistrate and senior superintendents of police of Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baghpat, Meerut and Ghaziabad districts over excessive pollution in rivers …
NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to create mega reservoirs by dredging the bed of the Yamuna for which the Dutch government has agreed to facilitate an action plan. "To rejuvenate the river and meet the water requirements, a scheme has been worked out involving creation of mega reservoirs by dredging …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Raghubir Singh Vs Union of India Ors. dated 25/06/2014 on whether the proposed site of a complex falls within the catchment area of the rivers Yamuna or Hindon.
The development authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway seem to have turned a blind eye to illegal construction of farmhouses and concrete structures going on unabated along the Yamuna and Hindon riverbeds in the district. With the authorities taking no concrete action against the encroachers, sale of unauthorized …
Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi and Kali. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is revising its Regional Plan 2021, …
Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a …
While the controversy over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal — who took on the sand mafia in Greater Noida — still brews, Noida police continue the crackdown in her absence. In the last two days alone, the Noida police have arrested 15 people and seized 24 vehicles …
