Rivers
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …Contrasting nitrogen and phosphorus budgets in urban watersheds and implications for managing urban water pollution
Urban waters remain widely impaired by excess nutrients, despite substantial management efforts. We present a comparison of urban watershed nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) budgets. Household actions of lawn fertilization and pet ownership were responsible for the majority of watershed N and P inputs, respectively. N and P exhibited contrasting …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mechanized river sand mining in Man River basin, Village Watambare, Tahsil Sangola, District Solapur, Maharashtra, 31/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Prafull Shivrao Kadam Vs Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra & Others dated 31/03/2017 regarding illegal mechanized river sand mining in Man River basin at Village Watambare, Tahsil Sangola, District Solapur, Maharashtra. The Collector, Solapur has …Order of the Uttarakhand High Court regarding glaciers, rivers, streams, forests, grasslands having the status of a legal person (living entity) in the State of …
Uttarakhand High Court on March 30, 2017 declared all the glaciers, including Gangotri and Yamunotri, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls as living entities. High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in the matter of Lalit Miglani Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others …New efforts underway to clean up Nyabarongo
The Ministry of Natural Resources has launched a rehabilitation plan for some 138,452 hectares of upper Nyabarongo River catchment area. While launching the project on Saturday at Mushishiro Sector in Muhanga District, Natural Resources minister Vincent Biruta said the plan will be implemented in Muhanga, Huye, Ruhango, Nyamagabe, Nyanza Ngororero, …Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding laying of pipeline in the CRZ area of Uppanar river for carrying out Vinyl Chloride Monomer, Tamil Nadu, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S Prabakaran, Nadu Theru, Sothikuppam, Cuddalore VS Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 24/03/2017 regarding the laying of pipeline by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Technology or any other means in the CRZ area of Uppanar River for …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Harmu river pollution, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 23/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding Harmu river pollution, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Ranchi Municipal Corporation indicated that the date for completion of the long term measures for cleaning of …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining, village Gourwad, Taluk Shirol, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 21/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Anwar Jamadar Vs Collector, Kolhapur & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding illegal sand mining carried out without Environment Clearance and use of suction pumps at Survey Nos.138, 267 of village Gourwad, Taluk Shirol, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra. According …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Cooum river, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 15/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion on the News item reported in “the Hindu” dated 25.10.2013 about beach at Adyar Estuary with trash, rubble Vs Environment and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 15/03/2017 regarding the progress of the …Search Chikkamagaluru for origin of rivers, not water
Bhadra backwaters attract wild animals as other water bodies dry faster With the Malnad region reeling under its worst drought situation, the district where five rivers take birth is experiencing water crisis. The backwaters of the Bhadra reservoir, situated on the periphery of the Bhadra reserve forest, are slowly drying …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding dumping of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir. NGT directs NHAI and the State of Jammu …Flash flood disaster threat to Indian rail bridges: a spatial simulation study of Machak River flood, Madhya Pradesh
The recent flood in Machak River, Madhya Pradesh, India is a distinctive paradigm of flash floods that washed off rail tracks and killed a number of passengers besides incredible damage to Indian Railways and to the surrounding villages. This shows the vulnerability of bridges/culverts to flash floods in the country. …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal and unauthorized mining in the middle of Bhima river, Kurugodu and Chinchapur Village, District Sholapur, Maharashtra, 10/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Karnataka) dated 10/03/2017 regarding illegal and unauthorized mining in the middle of Bhima river, Kurugodu and Chinchapur Village, District Sholapur, Maharashtra. Previous Order Dated 23/02/2017Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding repair work on the reservoir situated in Chambal river, 06/03/2017
Order of the Supreme Court of India dated 06/03/2017 in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others regarding repair work to secure the pipe bridge balancing reservoir and pipeline situated in Chambal river and part of which is going through the National Ghadiyal Sanctuary. …Court restrains water sale from Tamirabarani in Tamil Nadu
The Tamirabarani river is a part of the ecological and cultural landscape, and traditions of the people of Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, public resources like the river water are sold at throwaway prices to corporations, who in turn resell the water either in the form of packaged drinking water or as …Water shortage spreads across communities in four regions
Ghana Water Company Limited have attributed the shortage to drought and activities of illegal miners Several communities across the country are faced with acute water shortage, a situation officials blame on destructive human activities. Residents in the Northern, Central, Western and Brong Ahafo Regions are left with no option but …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda, Siliguri, North Bengal, 02/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of ARK Nirman Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Subhas Datta and Others dated 02/03/2017 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, Siliguri, North Bengal during Chhat Puja. NGT Vide order dated 01.11.2016 had disallowed construction of bridges across the river Mahananda. …Summary of the historical background to the Whanganui River claims of Whanganui Iwi
The Whanganui River is New Zealand’s longest navigable river, stretching for 290km from the slopes of Mount Tongariro to the Tasman Sea. The Whanganui River Deed of Settlement – Ruruku Whakatupua – is the culmination of over a century’s effort by Whanganui Iwi to protect and provide for its special …Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding extraction of sand from the rivers of Udupi District, Karnataka, 27/02/2017
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Udaya Suvarna & Others Vs Deputy Commissioner/ Chairman District Sand Monitoring Committee, Manipal, Udupi dated 27/02/2017 regarding extraction of sand from the rivers of Udupi District, Karnataka. NGT directs that sand cannot be permitted to be extracted from the rivers …Flood risk assessment of Panchganga River (Kolhapur district, Maharashtra) using GIS-based multicriteria decision technique
Flood hazard causes great loss to lives and properties leading to disturbance in human society. Flood is the single most hydrometeorological hazard causing substantial losses. To gain better understanding of the flood phenomena especially for planning and mitigation purposes, flood risk analysis is often required. For the present study, the …Sand mining goes unchecked in Kurnool
Officials crack down on small-time transporters to give a semblance of ‘efficiency’. The police have stepped up vigil on junctions and highways, which were earlier used by sand transporters with impunity. Kurnool: With the AP High Court closely monitoring hi-tech sand excavation in Kurnool with the role of the Deputy …