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 …
Days after Kiri Afghana’s Chadha Sugar Mills entered troubled waters, the situation turned bitter for it with the Punjab Government slapping an unprecedented fine of Rs 5crores as “environmental compensation”, besides directing the company’s prosecution. This is the first-time ever that a fine of such a magnitude has been imposed …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board to test samples of waters of the Beas and Sutlej rivers and the Budda Nullah and submit report on each of them to it within six weeks. AAP MLAs, including Leader of …
The complaint stated that there are very serious reports of grave and dangerous levels of poisonous pollution in the rivers, canals and drains has rocked the state of Punjab. Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira Wednesday said that that Justice Jawad Rahim, Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has …
THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 24, 2018 directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to visit the spots affected by pollution in rivers Sutlej, Beas and the Budda Nala and submit a report in six weeks. Order of the National Green Tribunal …
The manifesto had also promised that Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will be made ‘accountable’ to take strict action against ‘industries disposing industrial toxic waste into water bodies, rivers, canals, sewers and groundwater’. The molasses spillage from a sugar mill into Beas river has brought into focus the failure of …
Ten of 12 regional offices fail to show data of industrial units flouting norms, reveals RTI petition There’s no legal record of any action taken by several regional offices of the Punjab Pollution Control Board against industrial units across Punjab, reveals an RTI query. The board has 12 regional offices …
Up to Rs 1-cr fine on cards Gurdaspur-based Chadha Sugars and Industries may get off lightly for polluting the Beas, paying a fine of just up to Rs 1 crore, despite the enormous damage to the ecology. The company, which “accidentally” released molasses into the river, leading to the death …
The recent report of water pollution reported from river Beas leading to the death of countless fishes and aquatic species in the river has raised serious concerns over the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Beas canal water project that would provide potable water from the river to the city residents. According …
Adding yet another dimension to the decades-old water sharing dispute between Punjab and non-riparian states including Haryana and Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday asserted that his government would seek royalty from the neighbouring states. Sending alarm bells ringing to the two warring states of Punjab …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushma Bisht Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 06/07/2017 regarding municipal solid waste at Solan, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh as well as with regard to unauthorized constructions carried out within the High Flood Line on river Beas and other …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State & Others dated 03/06/2017 regarding M/s. Devdham Café restaurant being run near river Beas. The restaurant has obtained necessary permissions for running it as well as necessary infrastructure for disposal of MSW. NGT directs the Municipal …
Abhishek Rai, president, Himalayan Environment Conservation Organisation, a local NGO, said it was a matter of concern that Kullu had ranked 259th among 434 cities that participated in the Swachh Survekshan-2017 conducted by the Union Government recently. He said the authorities had earlier claimed that Kullu was the seventh cleanest …
Much has been said and written about sharing of river waters between Punjab and Haryana from time to time since the reorganisation of the state of Punjab in 1966. Various agreements, accords, tribunals, commissions and water sharing formulas have been worked out time to time, but the problem still remains …
Invalidates Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004, rules state has to comply with judgments on completion of SYL canal In a blow to Punjab, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Punjab was bound to share the Ravi-Beas waters with Haryana and other states and comply with its two judgments …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of the Punjab Termination of Agreement Act 2004 regarding sharing of Ravi-Beas river waters dated 10/11/2016. Supreme Court in its Order said the Agreement (dated 31st December, 1981 about sharing of waters of Ravi and Beas rivers) "could not have …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State & Others dated 26/08/2016 regarding M/s. Devdham Café restaurant being run right on the river bed of Beas. Photographs have been placed on record to show that there are a large number of vehicles parked near …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion & Others Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding setting up a plant for municipal solid waste and STP in the Beas river bed. NGT in its order noted that the sites …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State & Others dated 04/08/2016 regarding constructions on the river bed of Beas, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the State of Himachal Pradesh to submit before the court on how hotel M/s. Devdham Café is being run right …
Manali: While a multi -function weather tower failed to come up at Marhi near Manali which can sense cloudbursts or flash floods to a large extent, people in Kullu are continuously living with the fear of natural calamities that cannot be forecast prior to damage. Nearly half the population in …
The area under cultivation is gradually shrinking in Rajasthan as farmers are not getting adequate water for sowing due to the reluctance of the Punjab Government to release the legitimate share of water to Rajasthan. This issue was highlighted by Gurbal Pal Singh Sandhu, farmers’ representative from Sriganganagar (Rajasthan), at …
