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 …
Expressing concern over pollution in Narmada, the green panel on Wednesday said the state shouldn't wait for the river to become another Ganga or Yamuna where pollution levels are alarmingly high. Unhappy over slow pace of cleaning up of river, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned Narmada Valley Development Authority …
UDAIPUR: Inspired by success of the conservation project of the legendary Ayad river in Udaipur, authorities of Madhya Pradesh has agreed to adopt it as a role model for an ambitious task of rejuvenating the Narmada river. A portion of the holy Narmada extending up to 1,069 km between Amarkantak …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Narmada Khand Swabhiman Sena Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 01/10/2014 regarding mining leases as well as prospective licenses being granted for mining bauxite mineral in Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve. The Petitioner has alleged that activities in …
Following an order of the Supreme Court on a petition on Monday, the green nod given to nine government and private projects in Gujarat by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been kept in abeyance. These projects include a 40-km stretch of road passing through the Wild Ass Sanctuary …
Environmental assessment needs to be done only if construction area is above 20,000 sq.m. The Gujarat government on Tuesday said no environmental clearance was required for the proposed Statue of Unity as the proposed area of construction was less than 20,000 square metres. The state-owned Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited …
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s elevation as the Prime Minister has come as a boon for his home State as after an important permission to put sluice gates on Narmada Dam in June, the Modi Government gave clearances to two more projects — the cold storage for perishable goods …
Union Minister Prakash Javdekar Says NBWL Will Also Be Notified Soon The National Board For Wildlife will be reconstituted and notified in a few days and approvals for industrial projects in Gujarat pending with the Union ministry of environment and forests will be dealt with in two weeks on a …
Responding to a petition, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to resolve the rehabilitation issues of persons displaced by the Maheshwar dam project. According to a press statement, the NGT directive came after it heard the petition filed by Anatarsingh Patel and Sanjay Nigam, …
Acting on its June 12 order raising the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has issued an order giving permission to the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited (SSNL) to kick off construction work at the project site. SSNL will now be able to carry out …
With shrinking water level in most of the Gujarat dams — coupled with delayed rain — Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday held a high-level meeting and discussed supplying drinking water from Narmada Dam to water-scarce regions in Gujarat. Anandiben also reviewed the availability of water in the State, …
What is the basis for raising dam height?’ Even as the official-level Narmada Control Authority (NCA) asserted that all project-affected families facing displacement at the present height of the Narmada dam had been “resettled,” several people still living in the submergence villages arrived here on Tuesday from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra …
The Modi Government has suggested all the States across the country to consider adopting the Gujarat model of Statewide water supply grid to achieve potable water security in their region. The Union Ministry for Water and Sanitation has circulated a CD showing details of functioning of water supply grid which …
ays Building On Floodplain Not A Good Idea For Yamuna Delhi's bid to rep licate the Sabarmati riverfront development project for Yamuna has taken a controversial turn. C R Babu, DU professor emeritus and chairman of the state-level expert appraisal committee, has advised the lieutenant governor and the capital's bureaucrats …
Gujarat exalted over NCA decision; activists worried In a far-reaching decision, the Narmada Control Authority on Thursday gave its nod to Gujarat for raising the height of the Narmada dam to the full reservoir level of 138.72 metres from the present 121.92 metres. The gates will be installed in an …
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion, an increased exposure to storm surges, etc, in addition to the threat to food security, livelihood security, water security to millions …
UPA-II had dumped the project Buoyed up with BJP’s victory in general elections, state chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said he will expedite his demand for Ken-Betwa river linking project. The UPA-II had dumped the project. The project will be on top priority once Narendra Modi takes the saddle …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shailendra Singh Bisen & Ors. vs. State of M.P. & 9 Ors dated 09/05/2014 regarding pollution in river Narmada.
INDORE: The linking of Narmada and Kshipra rivers in Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region has triggered a row with prominent seers of the country divided over the merger. The Rs 432 crore project that breathed life into the almost dead Kshipra by piping water from the robust Narmada at its origin …
Dissatisfied with MP Pollution Control Board's (MPPCB) report on pollution of Narmada tributary Gaur river, MP high court chastised the agency for its shoddy and superficial work. MPPCB was directed by division bench of Chief Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice KK Trivedi to survey the area by inspecting dairies located …
