Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Now, Environment dept will have to float an expression of interest inviting consultant to undertake a year-long study The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has asked the State Environment Department to conduct carrying capacity studies of river basins across Goa without which permission would not be granted to the …
In a relief to several stalled development projects across the state, the Union environment ministry has reconstituted a crucial state committee that screens proposals in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), a little over a month after the previous panel’s tenure expired. As per official data, 117 project proposals, including sea-front …
Currently, the Coastal Regulation Zone-1 norms prevent states from taking up any construction within the 500-metre high tide area The Karnataka government has sought an early action to relax the Coastal Regulation Zone-1 (CRZ-1) norms to develop beach tourism in the state. Currently, under the CRZ-1 norms, no construction is …
Goa Foundation plea states construction violates CRZ notification and Forest Conservation Act PANJIM : Work on the Tiracol bridge – the part that was earlier stayed by National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune – has been stayed further by a recent order of the tribunal. NGT, after ordering stay of work …
The draft Development Plan 2034 is not only filled with errors and significant omissions, but has also proposed regularization of encroachments in the eco-sensitive coastal regulation zone-I (CRZ-I) areas. Most of Mumbai's CRZ-I areas have a massive growth of mangroves which protect the coast from erosion. Mangroves have been declared …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ashok Khatari & Anr Vs Tata Power Co. Ltd & Ors. with APPEAL NO.22/2014 (WZ) Conservation Action Trust & Anr vs Union of India dated 15/04/2015 regarding establishment of Unit No.6 of the Tata Power Company …
With chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirming that a string of sea link projects on the western coast is not an option, the state government will instead opt for the Proposed Coastal Road or Coastal Freeway. However, this has its own set of obstacles, with reclaimed road, tunnels and bridges comprising …
To save mangrove forests — the last of the untouched green spaces in the city — the mangrove cell has issued over 700 eviction notices to illegal structures inside the forests. A majority of these encroachments are in Colaba and Cheetah Camp reserved mangrove forests. Mumbai city has 4,000 hectares …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Quilon Educational Trust Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding Coastal Zone Management plan in respect of the areas coming under Mundrothuruthu Grama Panchayat including the land in Sy.No.09 to 98 in Block No.29 of …
The farmers from villages around the proposed nuclear power plant in Mithivirdi in Bhavnagar on Monday opposed the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance given to the 6000 MW project and sought further clarity on it. "The expert appraisal committee (EAC) has given vague grounds for granting CRZ clearance to the …
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) by a notification on 31 March 2015. The 12-member Authority is chaired by Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Government of Kerala, Kerala, and has Member Secretary, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology …
Advocate-commisioner was to check if work on Marina Loop Road violated norms The inspection ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of the Marina Loop Road project by an advocate-commissioner was halted on Saturday, after local fishermen mobbed him and the team demanding that the road expansion should be scrapped. …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has given the environment clearance on Wednesday for Vadghar project, which is being developed for rehabilitation of the airport project affected persons (PAPs). Meanwhile, Cidco is also expected to get approvals for the Pushpak Nagar project in the next two weeks. The clearance …
Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the proposed coastal road would decongest other roads in Mumbai, reducing air pollution. “The agenda of growth and environment protection on the other is our motto. The coastal road is good and will come up in …
Non-implementation of orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on protection of the Sundarbans is unconstitutional, the Eastern Zone bench headed by justice Pratap Kumar Ray observed on Wednesday. The NGT had started suo motu proceedings after going through newspaper reports on environmental degradation of the Sundarbans and had directed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion regarding Sunderbans Forests Vs Union of India and Ors dated 04/03/2015 regarding construction of houses on the mudflats of the river Matla under the Gitanjali Scheme of Housing. The Applicant has …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has taken several steps for promoting a cleaner environment, adding that environmental clearances have been made more transparent. "My government took several proactive steps for protecting wildlife and for promoting cleaner environment. Stringent emission norms …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) last week submitted the city's new coastal zone management plan (CZMP) to the state environment department after an 18-month delay. Activists said the new plan, once it comes into effect, will make it difficult for the government to favour builders who had sought permission for …
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), Vizag chapter, has demanded a probe into the blatant violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms by AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), which is erecting concrete structures just 50 metres from the sea at Rushikonda Beach. Intach representatives, who visited …
