Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kirtikumar Sadashiv Bhatt Vs Narmada Water Resource & Others dated 02/12/2024. The matter relates to the discharge of untreated water into the waterbody in Narmada and encroachment. Affidavit dated November 28, 2024 has been filed by …
Since March 15, Gujarat farmers have not been given access to Narmada waters for agricultural purposes. Security personnel have been deployed along the main canal of the Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia to ensure that farmers do not illegally draw water. From a high of 130.75 metres on September 25, …
BHOPAL: M P Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) is pushing for a real-time testing of air and water quality in the state. After installing facilities for real-time water quality testing of Narmada at Omkareshwar and Upper Lake, Bhopal, MPPCB plans to set up similar facilities at 14 locations on Narmada along …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shailendra Singh Bisen & Others Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 06/11/2017 regarding pollution in the river Narmada. NGT directs MPPCB to regularly monitor the quality of water in the places from where water samples were …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prahlad Singh Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh dated 13/09/2017 regarding regarding illegal mining of sand from Narmada river. NGT directs that the senior most officer of mining department be present before the Tribunal on the next date of hearing …
Bhopal: The central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a detailed report on recent plantation drive on the banks of Narmada river from state government, which claims to have planted around seven crore saplings. The state forest department and horticulture department have been asked to submit a detailed …
A day after announcing a blanket ban on sand mining from Narmada riverbed, Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a committee comprising senior bureaucrats and technical experts to recommend 'scientific mining'. The committee headed by state mining and industries minister Rajendra Shukla will submit its initial report in six …
BHOPAL: A day after announcing a blanket ban on sand mining from Narmada riverbed, Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a committee comprising senior bureaucrats and technical experts to recommend 'scientific mining'. The committee headed by state mining and industries minister Rajendra Shukla will submit its initial report in …
BHOPAL : Former minister and BJP leader Kamal Patel filed a petition regarding illegal mining near Narmada river against Union of India, chief secretary of MP, secretary of MP government’s department of mining and mineral resources and 15 others on Saturday in the central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT). …
Effort Will Help Neighbouring States As Well Bhopal: The Narmada Seva Yatra -a campaign hailed by PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath as the model for Ganga rejuvenation -will be the springboard for clean-up drives in other rivers of Madhya Pradesh -particularly Tapti, Son and Kshipra -by next …
BHOPAL: Addressing an inaugural session of 'Nadi Jal and Paryawaran Manthan' (River, Water and Environment Conservation) — a brainstorming session on river, water and environment — at the Academy of Administration on Monday, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the day-long session would facilitate preparation of a road …
Bhopal: The state government on Monday filed an affidavit before the central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the culmination ceremony of Narmada Seva Yatra at Amarkantak on May 15 is not a religious occasion, so "no one will be allowed to take a holy dip in the river …
Hundreds of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) members led by well-known social activist Medha Patkar laid siege to the state secretariat in Bhopal till 10.30pm on Thursday. They were insisting upon meeting chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan but their siege went in vain. Patkar said chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who …
The one-day special session of Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, after passing a resolution to declare river Narmada as a living entity by majority of voice vote. The resolution introduced by environment minister Antar Singh Arya stated that river Narmada is the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh …
BHOPAL: Central Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought report from the district magistrate of Anuppur and state government regarding measures taken to check pollution at the origin of Narmada river in Amarkantak in Anuppur district. The tribunal sought the report during the hearing of a petition by Sanjiv …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of the Saurashtra Narmada Avataran for Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana, which will see Narmada waters fill nearly 10 dams and reservoirs in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi and other parts of Gujarat’s Saurashtra region. The R12,000-crore scheme was first launched in 2012 when …
Bhopal: Special Investigation Team (SIT), in its report submitted to National Green Tribunal (NGT), has said that 17 out of 23 sand mines operational in Narsinghpur on banks of Narmada were found to be violating environmental rules. Of these 17 suppliers, Pollution Control Board had ordered sub-judice cases against five …
Bhopal: Rain which wreaked havoc in state in the last few days took a break on Wednesday with most parts experiencing little or no rain. Rivers, including Narmada that were in a spate in the state were flowing below the danger mark. State government have put the toll in rain …
Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 22 people in India and forced more than 170,000 from their homes, officials said on Monday, as forecasters predicted more downpours in coming days. India's monsoon rains, though vital for agriculture, regularly bring death and destruction. The rain was 35 …
At the dawn of time Lord Vishnu made gods and demons join in churning the milky oceans to extract an elixir of eternal life. After cheating the demons of their share, Vishnu spilled four drops of the precious nectar. Where they fell sprang up sacred rivers whose waters wash away …
One hundred twenty-one villages in parched Saurashtra, north Gujarat and Kutch region were today declared as 'partially scarcity-hit' due to acute shortage of water owing to deficient rainfall in last monsoon, the state government said. With the latest addition, the total number of such affected villages across Gujarat stands at …
