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 …
MARGAO: Locals across the coastal belt of South Goa are worried that the damage caused to the beaches due to unprecedented soil erosion will be irreparable. During the monsoon season, the beach stretches of Velsao, Keta-Baina, Cola and Canaguinim have suffered severe damage with the increasing high tide line. Locals …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is examining a proposal to change its norms to permit 100 per cent private schemes in slum rehabilitation projects in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) areas. This is in sharp contrast to the present mandatory norm of implementing such projects under the Public-Private Partnership …
The Rs. 450-crore Oceanarium project proposed at Kochi will face its first major test for implementation on Tuesday when it will be scrutinised for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. B. Madhusoodana Kurup, the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, will make a presentation before the …
The draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Kochi Corporation area and Maradu municipalities will be put out for public hearing next week. The Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has initiated the series of public hearings with a one-day session at Kollam on Thursday. The draft plans were prepared according …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2014 regarding allegedly illegal constructions raised by the appellants. The Court has noted that "The constructions raised by the appellants are not per se illegal …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear the case pertaining to the Vizhinjam seaport project on September 22. The hearing assumes significance against the backdrop of two recent developments; the Supreme Court had refused to restrain NGT from hearing the case, and, two, the Ministry …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has completed the inspection of St Inez creek and the report will be submitted to the national green tribunal (NGT) soon. Speaking to TOI, GSPCB chairman Jose Manuel Noronha said that board officials along with other departments have conducted the inspection at two …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of George Berretta & Others Vs State of Goa & Others dated 04/09/2014 regarding the construction of a bridge over river Sal connecting Benaulim village and Sinquetim at Navelim village at Salcete undertaken as project of State …
The national green tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) to file an affidavit in reply and furnish the inspection report related to the construction of steps and some structures on Vagator beach by August 28. The matter pertains to the application filed by Chapora villagers Girish …
Fishers seek consultation with committee A high-level committee of officials constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will hold talks with Ministers and heads of various departments here on Friday based on the State government’s request to the Union government seeking amendments to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) …
KOCHI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules seem to hinder poor fishermen from realising their dream of building houses in Kumbalam-Panangad islands. The fishermen community is of the opinion that they are not given any humanitarian consideration when authorities aggressively implement the CRZ norms in the area. “Many fishermen have …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has set up a mechanism under its environmental surveillance squad programme to carry out surprise inspections and assessment of pollution levels of industrial units, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that based …
THANE: After almost two years of its conceptualization, the Thane Municipal Corporation's (TMC) proposed waterfront development project, along the 31-km Thane creek line, from Kopri to Gaimukh, got the green signal from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) recently, subject to a few conditions. The approval has come as …
The Supreme Court has upheld the demolition of the compound wall around the 141-hectare Kanjurmarg dumping ground. The wall was blocking the flow of tidal water to the mangroves on the land. In November 2013, the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had submitted a report to the Bombay …
The Madras High Court has ordered notice to Environment and Forest secretaries of the Union and Tamil Nadu governments based on the Advocate Commissioner's report which said more than 60 buildings in Kanyakumari district were constructed violating the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification. Besides these Secretaries, the court also ordered …
With the Coastal Zone Management Authority submitting before the High Court that CRZ clearance has not been issued to DLF flats at Chilavanoor in Kochi, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), which originally issued the clearance, would soon submit its response on the issue before the court, along with …
PANJIM: As many as 480 cases of alleged coastal regulation zone (CRZ) violations have been reported from April 2012 to June 2014. While three face action, in some cases reply to show cause notices are awaited while some are pending before the inquiry committee under Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority …
The Mahim shoreline is not the only stretch in Mumbai to be declared a bay by the state coastal authority , opening it further to construction. The entire Backbay area, extending from Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade to Girgaum Chowpatty , has also been classified as a bay based on …
The Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) received a total of 611 complaints of alleged illegal constructions in the no-development zone of Goa's coast for the period between January 1, 2011 till June 30, 2014, environment minister Alina Saldanha disclosed to the Goa legislative assembly on Wednesday. Replying to a …
PORVORIM: The construction of illegal hotels in the no-development zone of coastal Goa rocked the legislative assembly on Thursday, with opposition MLAs accusing the government of shielding the illegalities. MLAs also accused the government for failing to ensure that accesses to public beaches are maintained for the benefit of local …
