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 …
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (CPCL)'s plan to replace the existing crude pipeline from Chennai Port to its refinery in Manali with a bigger pipe has hit a roadblock. The Environment Ministry has refused the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance to CPCL's crude pipeline project, citing threat to habitation. CPCL proposes …
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (CPCL)'s plan to replace the existing crude pipeline from Chennai Port to its refinery in Manali with a bigger pipe has hit a roadblock. The Environment Ministry has refused the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance to CPCL's crude pipeline project, citing threat to habitation. CPCL proposes …
Citing threats to habitation, the Centre on Friday refused clearance to Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s Rs 126 crore plan to lay a new crude oil pipeline to its refinery at Manali in Tamil Nadu. The Union Environment Ministry, however, advised the company to suggest “an alternative route” and a fresh …
The state government has not objected to providing land near the sea to fishermen who were 'rehabilitated' five km away from the sea because of the Tarapur Nuclear Power project. In a report submitted to the Bombay high court on Tuesday by the Joint Secretary (Rehabilitation) Sadhanand Jadhav, Department of …
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it has no objection in providing land near sea to those fishermen who were rehabilitated farther from the seashore after setting up the Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant in neighbouring Thane district. "As per a government resolution passed on February 4, …
Three tunnels, including one running under the length of the Juhu beach, as well as a slew of new coastal roads to be built entirely on landfill or reclaimed land and a couple of small bridges are the key components of the latest plan for a ‘Western Freeway’ for Mumbai. …
MUMBAIKARS won’t see any more sea links, at least for now. After the successful run of the five-kilometre road over the sea, linking Bandra to Worli in South Mumbai, the Maharashtra government was planning its extension to Haji Ali via another sea link. But now that plan has been shelved. …
Pavoor villagers urged the authorities not to allow sand mining from Natarakodi to Baidarlechalu, as sand mining in the region has posed threat to the farm land and wells in and around the region. Addressing a press meet here on Wednesday, Grama Ulisi Horata Samithi Secretary Hussain Bava Innoli said …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday ordered a special team to visit the sea coast near Mundra in Kutch to find out whether the Adani group was involved in removal of mangrove cover in violation of HC directions. A bench headed by Justice Jayant Patel ordered this inquiry on …
The technical committee formed on a directive from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to study the feasibility of coastal roads for Mumbai is now split down the middle over a radical suggestion by an expert member regarding land reclamation up to 100 metres off the shore, a move …
A river regulation zone (RRZ) notification should be top priority for the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to stop annual flooding of rivers in the sub-continent. Manoj Misra, convenor of the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan, has written to environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan highlighting the devastating floods in Mahanadi river system …
In A shocking revelation, the environmental status report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) states that the present land cover in the city under the No-Development Zone (NDZ) has drastically dropped from 19,289 hectare during 2009-10 to 13,671 hectare in 2010-11. While top BMC officials and environmentalists feel that such …
The power ministry will have to defer planned initial bids for the upcoming ultra-mega power project (UMPP) in Tamil Nadu, as it does not meet all requirements under the new norms for prevention of coastal degradation. After delays in the Orissa and Chattisgarh UMPPs, the ministry had planned to invite …
BERHAMPUR: Along with the rain, sea waves have again posed threat to villages on the Ganjam district coast. During last two days, two coastal villages witnessed the fury of catabolic action of sea waves. Arjyapalli and Podempeta in Chatrapur block of the district are inhabited by fishermen. On Monday night, …
Union ministry ‘abdicated its responsibility regarding environmental clearance of such buildings’: CAG The CAG has found that the urban development department of the Maharashtra government misinterpreted information from the Union Environment Ministry as “no objection”. The auditor also finds that the Environment Ministry “abdicated” its responsibilities and the lack of …
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has castigated the Union environment and forests ministry’s role in the Adarsh scam. It accused the ministry for sending ambivalent communication to the Maharashtra government, allowing it to interpret orders and give an illegal clearance to the housing society. The ministry has …
The present Report contains the findings of the examination by audit of the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society. The Report emanates from the scrutiny of files and documents pertaining to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Defence Estates and Local Military Authorities of Mumbai and Departments and Agencies of Government of …
Rattled by the recent incidents of grounding of ships, MV Wisdom, MT Pavit and MV Rak carrier, the fishermen's association in Mumbai today threatened to move the Bombay High Court over safety and security of coastal area and also for demanding compensation. Less than a month after MV Wisdom was …
NEAMA to take care of Environmental Assessment and Monitoring while Enviroment Ministry will retain the power of approval India’s road to “a complete change” in the environmental regulatory system could begin as soon as Cabinet approves the proposal to set up the National Environment Assessment and Monitoring Authority, or NEAMA. …
Kendrapada: A three-member team of oceanography experts from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, made an on-the-spot inspection to conduct a comprehensive study of the erosion- prone coast at Pentha under Rajnagar block. According to official sources, the experts have decided for a thorough scientific study of the erosion-hit coastline …
