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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Nature Trust & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding encroachments by the fishermen in beach area in S.No. 12 classified as Village Site (Grama Natham), Shozhinganallur, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UFDC) has been made the nodal agency to conduct beach camping activity in the state. For this, an area of 18.367 hectare of reserve forest land from Rishikesh to Kaudiyala has been transferred to UFDC to conduct beach camping on 20 beaches. The ministry of …
Bhubaneswar: Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai on Sunday advised the government to put in place geo-synthetic sand tubes along the Puri beach to protect its shoreline from erosion. The government had roped in experts following damage caused by marauding tides to a patch of the beach in …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government, in its submission to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in connection with the ban on beach camping in the state, said on Wednesday that 33 beaches in the state were suitable for beach camping activities, in the belt from Rishikesh to Kaudiyala. A report submitted by …
DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought clarity from the Uttarkhand government regarding beaches in the state which are fit for camping. This has provided some hope for beach camp operators who were hit hard after around 120 of them were forced to shut camps over ecological concerns in …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, has sought a report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the status of two sweet water aquifers on the Puri beach. In an earlier report, CGWB had stated that anything between two and six per cent of the sweet …
PANJIM: The All Goa Private Shack Owners Association has warned to take to the streets if the State government fails to formulate the Private Beach Shack Policy before the onset of 2016-17 tourist season. The aggrieved tourism stakeholders have been demanding a separate policy for a period of five years. …
MANGALURU: Karnataka's thrust to realize full potential of its beaches spread across 330-kms of coastline rests of union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) granting relaxation to coastal regulation zone norms. With the tourism department already having appraised Prakash Javadekar, union minister for environment and forest on this issue, tourism …
Sandy beaches are being threatened by a changing climate. However, the effects of this changing environment, including warming, on these ecosystems, have hitherto been tentative and qualitative. Using concurrent long-term (1984−2007) observations on abundance and individual size, together with laboratory examinations of body abnormalities (morphological anomalies and epibionts), we provide …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.V.Minerals Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change & Others dated 08/02/2016. This application is filed challenging the insistence of obtaining a separate No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), in …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Souuthern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Southern Region Mines and Mineral based Workers Welfare Association Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 08/02/2016 regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals as against mechanized mining. NGT asks Ministry of Environment, Forests and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Filomeno Vincente Gregorio Vs State of Goa & Others dated 15/01/2016 regarding alleged encroachment in Utorda beach, Goa by Filomeno Vincente Gregorio. No modification, expansion or renovation in these structures will be allowed to be done …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Rabindra Dias Vs. Village Panchayat of Colva dated 02/12/2015 regarding illegal constructions in NDZ (No Development Zone) CRZ-III area, Village Colva, Goa.
The National Green Tribunal has slammed Odisha government and the state pollution control board for permitting shops to operate on Puri beach. "You have 1,000 shops on the beach and all of them generate waste. I have seen them myself. Why don't you shift them? Tell us the logic in …
VASCO: The State administration has decided to demolish all 157 structures on Baina beach on Saturday. While Mormugao officials have refused to reveal anything, sources have confirmed the demolition and informed that notices were sent to departments on Thursday requesting their services for the demolition. On September 9, the Goa …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Chennai) in the matter of Kamburam Dharma Paripalana Araya Samajam Vs Kozhikode Corporation & Others dated 22/09/2015 regarding indiscriminate and illegal construction activities being carried out in the Kamburam Beach, Kozhikode District, Kerala which falls within the Coastal Regulation Zone-II (CRZ-II) area …
The city was a mess on Monday morning, a day after thousands of people took out processions to immerse Ganesha idols in the sea, and left more than 50 tonnes of garbage in their wake on three beaches and roads leading to them. Officials of Corporation of Chennai and sanitation …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kiran Krishnan Vs. State of Goa & Ors dated 16/09/2015 regarding illegal construction on Baina Beach which falls within Municipal Ward bearing No.7 and 8 of Katem, Baina, Mormugoa, Goa.
The state government has urged the Centre to relax Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms to develop beach tourism in the state. “Due to CRZ guidelines, no activity can be taken up 200 metres from the high tide at sea. We have sought a relaxation of the distance to about 50-80 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Others Vs Seashells Beach Resort & Others dated 19/08/2015 regarding violation of CRZ norms. Related Supreme Court Order of 2012
