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 …
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) is going to start work on an ambitious water project that aims to provide 24-hour water supply to the city and adjoining areas. It has been designed keeping in mind the city's population in 2045. The existing water distribution network supplies 115 million litres …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is not aware of any scientific report relating to ecological degradation in the famous Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath Dhams due to environmental change and pollution. However, a pilot study conducted on impact of hydro power projects in Bhagirathi Valley by GB Pant Institute of …
The outrage over the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, an IAS officer who was simply doing her job by checking illegal mining of sand along the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, has highlighted a crucial issue. It is now evident that illegal mining of sand from rivers and beaches is rampant …
A civil society group will organise a campaign here to create awareness among the people to save the Gomti river from water pollution. The members under the banner of Lok Adhikar Manch will launch the campaign by forming a human chain tomorrow, President of the organisation, Anil Singh said. Nearly …
The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb. The Mandakini River which through Chitrakoot has been encroached upon and three private bridges have been built on it, turning it pristine banks into rubble and interrupting the natural flow. One of the bridges …
Aradhana Bhargav & Others Vs MoEF & Ors dated 12/08/2013 regarding construction of earthen dam on river Pench, a tributary of river Kanha in Godavari basin in village Machagora in Chourai Tehsil of Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh.
As per the Ministry of Environment & Forest office order no. Z-11013/170/2013-IA.II(M) dated 6th August, 2013 a three member Committee comprising of Dr. Saroj, Director, MoEF, New Delhi, Shri G.C. Meena, Deputy Collector of Mines, Incharge Dehradun Office of IBM, Dehradun, Dr. K. K. Garg, Director, Regional Office of MoEF, …
Both Essar Steel and BRPL used to draw water from the river to lay underground slurry pipelines for mineral transportation from Joda to Paradeep In a setback to Essar Steel and Brahmani River Pellets Ltd (BRPL), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has continued its stay order, restraining both companies to …
Sand-mining may be banned in Maharashtra but that does not stop trucks loaded with illegally mined sand from plying on the city’s outskirts, where dredging is on in full swing. In fact, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had recently stayed mining from river beds across the country. In case of …
KURIGRAM : Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the district homeless over the last three months, reports UNB. According to sources at the local Department of …
The ban on sand mining imposed by the National Green Tribunal is unlikely to have any impact in Punjab. The Punjab Government has already allowed in-stream mining of riverbeds after obtaining the green nod. The government is also looking at creating a sand warehouse and then retailing sand from a …
The Arunachal Pradesh government today sounded a red alert following report of a massive landslide that blocked the flow of Polo river at Polosang a week ago, on the upper riches of the Himalayas and reversing the flow of the water towards China after creating a huge lake that could …
Issue came to light when UP govt suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal responsible for arrest of 15 people The ministry of environment and forests today set up a three-member committee to look into the illegal sand mining at Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee includes MoEF director …
An estimated 85,000 cubic metres of construction material and debris dumped on Yamuna riverbed will be removed by August 31, Minister of state for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi told the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply to a question, the Minister said neither the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) …
The National Green Tribunal today banned mining or removal of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance amid the uproar over suspension of an IAS officer who had cracked down on sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh. In its order, the Tribunal noted that the loss caused …
Intrusion of saline water has kept crop farming in the south-western region at stake, causing an ultimate reduction in the supply to the food bank in Satkhira, reports UNB. Several thousand hectares of arable land have disappeared in five districts of the region due to impact of saline water used …
The city police have registered 107 cases under the Bombay Police Act by July end and collected Rs 43,000 as fine from people found polluting the Godavari river. However, the police are still awaiting additional forces from the government to take preventive measures to stop pollution of the river. While …
The National Green Tribunal’s ruling is likely to have an impact in Meghalaya where some of the rivers have been reduced to drains because of unregulated and unabashed sand mining with environmentalists raising the pitch for implementation of the order. The tribunal today banned mining or removal of sand from …
Rajkot Municipal Corporation ( RMC) has put the Aji river re-development plan on a fast track. On Monday, the civic body announced formation of two committees that will oversee the planning and implementation of the development plan for the river. Aji has been reduced to a stretch of stinking sewerage …
The issue relating to environmental degradation arising out of sand mining was raised before the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi on 5th August, 2013 by the National Green Tribunal Bar Association. The Applicants, inter alia, contended that the large scale illegal and impermissible mining activity going on, on the …
