Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya Vs State of Punjab & Other dated 14/07/2021. The applicant (Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya) requested that directions be issued to Punjab and Rajasthan to curb the inflow of industrial waste and sewage water into the Sutluj …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya Vs State of Punjab & Other dated 14/07/2021. The applicant (Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya) requested that directions be issued to Punjab and Rajasthan to curb the inflow of industrial waste and sewage water into the Sutluj …
4th report of the Monitoring Committee headed by Justice Jasbir Singh, constituted by the National Green Tribunal in OA No. 916 of 2018 in the matter of Sobha Singh & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 05/06/2020. The matter related to control of pollution in river Sutlej and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of pollution of rivers Satluj and Beas in Punjab, 12/12/2019. Main sources of pollution are discharge of untreated industrial effluents by industries, discharge of untreated municipal sewage as well as solid or other waste disposal either directly in the said rivers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 30/08/2019 regarding dumping of solid waste in river Beas in the State of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh had said that funds for setting up solid waste processing plant were to …
One dozen stone crushers situated on the banks of the Beas in Jaisinghpur sub division will be closed following recent orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT in its order dated July 10 turned down the appeal of the state government and ruled that stone crushers functioning within …
Chandigarh: A monitoring panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) reviewed the progress of the implementation of action plans for cleaning the Satluj, Beas and Ghaggar rivers. In a meeting held here, the committee, headed by former Punjab and Haryana high court judge Justice Pritam Pal, took a serious …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 10/05/2019 regarding dumping of solid waste in river Beas in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The stand of the state of Himachal Pradesh is that funds for setting up solid …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Rajasthan Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 12/04/2019 regarding physical possession of irrigation headworks at Ropar, Harike and Firozepur under Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The main issue under consideration is whether the Government of …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Rajasthan Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/04/2019 regarding diversion of Beas water for Sidhmukh Nohar Project. Some of the issues framed by the SC are the following: 1. Whether the State of Rajasthan is …
River bears brunt due to poor waste disposal management in Kullu district Environmentalists have raised concern over the rising pollution in the Beas in Kullu district because of dumping of waste material into the river. Due to poor waste disposal management in the district, the Beas is turning into a …
Since the terrorist attack in Uri in 2016, India has worked to ensure it utilises its full claim under the Indus Waters Treaty. Several stalled projects have been revived, and many have been put on the fast track. Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari recently tweeted that the government had decided …
On December 6 last year, the NGT’s supervising committee had inspected the Chadha Sugar Mill where in May, thousands of kgs of molasses had leaked into the Beas. The Punjab government has prepared an action plan to clean up the Beas, almost two months after a supervisory committee formed by …
Pollution control board to submit action plan before green tribunal by January 31 The River Rejuvenation Committee (RRC) will reduce pollution in seven rivers, the Ashwani Khud, Pabbar, Beas, Giri and the Sukhna, Markandey and Sirsa in the industrial corridor of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). The committee will use drones to study …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/01/2019 regarding compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 at Mandi in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal has noted in earlier orders that the solid waste was …
Directorate of Energy, Government of Himachal Pradesh undertook the task of conducting Cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) Study for Beas river basin in Himachal Pradesh with an objective to assess the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in the basin. In the meantime, MoEF&CC; has taken over all the river basin/carrying …
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Punjab Government to deposit a fine of Rs 50 crore as environmental compensation for polluting the Sutlej and Beas due to uncontrolled industrial discharge. The Bench had clubbed several similar cases, including the one dealing with the death of fish due to untreated …
To get approval for any construction project, it is mandatory to have proper site disposal of the muck and debris, however the NHA has not created any dumping site. Absence of earmarked, designated dumping site for four-lane highway being constructed between Nagchala and Manali, has raised serious environmental concerns. Furthermore, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Chand Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/09/2018 regarding severe degradation of environment in Kullu and Manali areas of the State of Himachal Pradesh. It was alleged that the consent to various projects was freely given in …
Rajasthan government requested the CPCB to asses the extent of pollution by joint monitoring of the rivers and their tributaries as well as the canals originating from Punjab at Harike. More than a year before the molasses spill in Beas River caused polluted water to be supplied to Rajasthan, the …
With rapid melting of glaciers in the Himalaya region, water level of Beas has increased manifold, prompting the dam authorities of Larji and Pandoh dams to open its floodgates to release additional water. The dam authorities have raised an alert for the residents and the tourists visiting in the region …
