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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Bardani Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 25/07/2014 regarding illegal mining of sand and its transportation from Ken River and its Canal at the behest of Khanij Mafia in District Panna, Madhya Pradesh.
Erosion by the River Teesta took a serious turn in Kaunia upazila in the last five days, devouring at least 100 homesteads and a vast tract of cropland at Dhusmara Char village in Balapara union. Besides, a part of two-storied Dhusmara Government Primary School, the only educational institution at the …
BELGAUM: While advocates and farmers organizations in north Karnataka have reorganized to put pressure to implement the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura water diversion project, the Karnataka government is all set to give a strong representation during the September 3 hearing before the Kalsa Bhandura Water Dispute Tribunal. According to official sources, a …
Concern over impact of diversion of water from State rivers to Vaipar basin. The very idea of interlinking the rivers of India has its roots in the thoughts of M. Viswesvarayya, the stalwart engineer of yesteryear. The interlinking of rivers for inland navigation was proposed even earlier, during the British …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 22/07/2014 regarding encroachment of Kaliasot river, Madhya Pradesh. On 27th May, 2014 NGT had directed that the Respondents to stop any construction activity reported …
A high level Pakistani delegation will visit the city on Monday morning to study whether the Sabarmati Rverfront Development Project could be replicated along Ravi river in Lahore. This four-member delegation from Pakistan will visit various projects initiated by prime minister Narendra Modi while he was chief minister of the …
NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to create mega reservoirs by dredging the bed of the Yamuna for which the Dutch government has agreed to facilitate an action plan. "To rejuvenate the river and meet the water requirements, a scheme has been worked out involving creation of mega reservoirs by dredging …
An ‘Eco forest’ will be established on the non-arable land on the banks of rivers in the religious and cultural cities of Rajim and Shivrinarayan through ‘Campa Fund’ in the State. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, at the State Campa Working Committee meeting held here on Wednesday, directed the Forest Department …
After a last-minute deal that cut the money requested in half, a key state board on Wednesday approved a $256 million loan from federal clean-water funds to the New York State Thruway Authority to help finance the building of a $3.9 billion twin-span replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge. Environmental …
CHITTAGONG: The national river taskforce took a decision to free all the canals of Chittagong from encroachers through demolishing the illegal structures on their banks within one month. The taskforce made the decision in its 26th meeting held at the Chittagong Circuit House in the port city on Wednesday. Shipping …
Thirteen rivers of Jhenidah are at the edge of disappearance, all of them face increasingly lower navigability and grabbing by encroachers. The grabbers are cultivating different crops and excavating ponds, and, as a result, they are filling up the banks of the river with soil. Jhenidah Water Development Board (WDB) …
The implementation of Rs 225.30 crore Swan River Integrated Watershed Management Project (SRIWMP) has been rated “very good” by an independent evaluation panel of experts from the Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute (CSWCRTI), Dehradun, which conducted the “Study on Impact Assessment of Soil and Water Conservation …
Farmers in Dakshina Kannada district have urged the Government not to implement the Yettinaholey project, as they fear it will have adverse impact on agriculture in the district. Under the Yettinaholey project, the Karnataka Government is planning to divert Yettinaholey (a tributary of River Nethravathi that is the lifeline of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 14/07/2014 regarding illegal mining in the river bank of river Bheema.
The government yesterday asked the administration to take stern action against river grabbing and pollution and not to bow to any pressure from politicians. In 2009, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had made commitments to save the country's rivers and her government undertook multiple projects involving several hundred crores of taka. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & 2 Ors. Vs. State of MP & 6 Ors. dated 11/07/2014 regarding construction being carried out in 30/33 meters distance in the green belt area required to be maintained from river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Akash Vashishtha & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/07/2014 regarding flood plain areas/river front development areas particularly in NCR, Delhi.
The Kolkata National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest to come with its replies to the queries raised by the Assam Public Works (APW) in its case against big dams on August 6 this year when the case will be heard again. The hearing of …
Renowned geologist and one of the pioneers of `Shirpur pattern', Suresh Khanapurkar, on Sunday, said there is an urgent need to adopt a decentralized approach in conservation of rainwater to deal with scarcity. Strengthening of network of nullahs and streams and construction of small check dams would make every village …
