Beaches

Order of the Supreme Court regarding Tiracol river bridge, Goa, 10/07/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The Goa Foundation Vs The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 10/07/2023. The SC, July 10, 2023 gave directions for halting the construction of Tiracol river bridge till further orders. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in …

State gives thumbs-up to MoEF draft CRZ notification 2018

PANJIM: Notwithstanding to the opposition from the fishing community and several civil society groups, the Goa Government has a given thumbs-up to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2018, requesting to permit erection of temporary seasonal structures like beach shacks, huts and …

Government’s ‘Make in India’ function caused damage to Mumbai beach: High Court

Mumbai, The Bombay High Court today said the government’s ‘Make In India‘ function at Girgaon Chowpatty beach in south Mumbai in 2016, which had to be abandoned after a huge fire gutted the stage, caused “considerable destruction and damage” to the beach. It also asked the Maharashtra government to repair …

Vehicles, sewage pollute air, water and beaches in the state

Panaji: The sunshine state is grappling with pollution on all fronts—air, rivers and beaches—not sparing even Goa’s major towns and cities. While mining areas witnessed increasing dust pollution due to transportation, the rivers, lakes and beaches saw presence of faecal coliform, the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) said in …

World Environment Day 2018 celebrations kick off in India

World Environment Day 2018: Every year, a different global host country is picked where the official celebrations take place and this time it's India. The focus on the host country helps bring focus towards the environmental challenges it faces and aims to support the effort to address them. World Environment …

Tar balls pollute Juhu beach

For thousands of tourists visiting Mumbai’s famous Juhu beach, it was not a picturesque sight on Monday evening as large amount of greasy oil balls was found deposited along a long stretch of the beach. By late evening there were also reports of small oil deposits at Girgaum Chowpatty beach …

More microplastics on Maha, K'taka beaches than Goa: study

Microplastics, one of the carriers of pollution to the marine environment, have been found moreon the beaches of Karnataka and Maharashtra as compared to Goa, according to a scientific study. The microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment, resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer …

Four more nations join UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign

NAIROBI: In a major collaboration to make the oceans litter-free, four more countries -- Chile, Oman, Sri Lanka and South Africa -- on Wednesday joined UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign by committing measures that include plastic bag bans, new marine reserves and drives to increase recycling. Forty countries are now …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding demolition of structures within 200 mtrs of HTL (No Development Zone) along the Anjuna beach, Bardez, Goa, 29/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savarakshan Sangharsha Samitee Vrs. Liliput Bar & Restaurant & Others dated 29/11/2017 regarding demolition of cottages/structures/building alleged to have been raised on land bearing Sy. No.72/567 and 8 of village Anjuna falling within 200 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in the beach area of Puri, Odisha, 02/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2017 regarding solid waste management and withdrawal of sweet water in the beach area of Puri, Odisha. The Puri Municipality, the Deptt. of PHE, Govt. of Odisha …

Axe on Puri beach shops

- Govt to remove vendors on 800m stretch Makeshift shops along Puri's Golden Beach, a 800m stretch considered to be a big tourist draw, would disappear shortly with the district administration all set to declare it as "no-vending zone" following an order of the National Green Tribunal. The tribunal's August …

Govt moves to develop coastal plan

Panaji: The state government has asked the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for coastal development that is required to be submitted to the Union ministry of environment, forest, and climate change (MoEFCC). TOI had reported that Goa could lose Rs …

2 lakh baby Olive Ridley turtles emerge in Odisha beach

KENDRAPARA: Emergence of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along Gahirmatha beach on Odisha's coast has provided relief to conservationists. Nearly two lakh hatchlings have emerged out of pits since past 24 hours, forest officials said on Wednesday. The phenomenon of birth of babies sans mothers marks the culmination of annual …

New hotel zone plan for Ngapali Beach

With tourism growing, the Rakhine State government is planning a new hotel zone near Ngapali Beach for long-term sustainable tourism. Rakhine State Planning and Finance Minister U Kyaw Aye Thein told The Myanmar Times that the government was considering this, as there were some hotels in the area that were …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding shacks causing environmental damage to the beaches in Goa, 06/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aleixo Arnolfo Pareira Vs State of Goa & Others dated 06/01/2017 regarding shacks/cottages causing environmental damage to the beaches in Goa. National Green Tribunal directs MoEF to submit compliance report regarding the demolition of shacks and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding camping activities along river Ganga, 22/12/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/12/2016 regarding camping activities along Ganga. The Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change submits that they have already cleared and approved …

NGT clears Baina beach beautification

PANJIM: The Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) the nod for the Bain beach beautification project, which had been halted after a social activist approached the bench. GTDC on Wednesday informed the tribunal that all civil construction works of the Baina …

Green panel glare on Puri hotels

At least 166 hotels in the beach town of Puri face the threat of closure for running without valid pollution control certificates. In June, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had made it mandatory for hotels to obtain consent from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to run its operations, …

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding unauthorized construction on land falling within CRZ (III), Panjim, Goa, 07/10/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Anil Hoble Vs Kashinath Jairam Shetye & Others dated 07/10/2016 regarding degradation of environment on account of unauthorized construction on plot of land falling within CRZ (III), Panjim, Goa.

Working on beach cleaning to protect marine ecosystem: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said his government is working on beach cleaning and liquid waste management as part of efforts to protect the marine ecosystem. “It was a wonderful to meet and discuss marine environment with Mr Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director, last evening (sic),” Fadnavis …

Pollution a big challenge for tourism sector: Pinarayi Vijayan

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said environmental pollution could have a negative impact on the State’s tourism sector. Addressing the delegates from foreign countries and other states at the inaugural ceremony of the Kerala Travel Mart-2016 here, Pinarayi asked in ‘Malayalam,’ “how can we attract tourists to Kerala if …

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