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 …
Chief Minister ML Khattar today advocated the release of Haryana’s legitimate share in Yamuna waters at Okha (Delhi) at the NCR Planning Board meeting. He asked Delhi to cough up Rs 150 crore to Haryana on account of extra raw water supplied to it. “Delhi’s use of water from Haryana’s …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narinder Kumar Shukla & Others Vs Jagish Saphiya & Others dated 27/05/2016 regarding a stone crusher unit from the bank of river Beas with its junction of Khad Bhariva at Village Sakoh, Tehsil Jaisinghpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Applicants …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushma Bisht Vs. State & Ors. dated 21/04/2016 regarding construction of a house on the flood plain of river Beas, Himachal Pradesh. B.K. Rawal, Officer from the Central Water Commission submits that they will guide the Administrative Authorities and the …
The legal validity of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004 is not only the case being faced by the state with regard to river waters in the Supreme Court and elsewhere. There is virtually a mountain of cases burdening the state since decades. In fact, for the past about …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action For Forest And Environment (SAFE) Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding haphazard and unregulated licensing of the river rafting camps operating in river Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh which is a serious source of pollution …
Mining Dept aims to cut sand & gravel prices by following reverse bidding process Reverse bidding policy for the auction of minor minerals (sand and aggregate) quarries in Punjab will be followed as the government prepares to auction 83 quarries beginning next week. With the Akali-BJP government constantly under fire …
MANALI: Despite strict directives passed by National Green Tribunal to preserve the sanctity of the Beas and impose a fine of Rs 1 lakh on those who dump garbage in the river, there is no check on the rising pollution with people continuing to litter the holy water. With no …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Narinder Kr. Shukla & Ors. Vs. Sh. Jagdish Saphiya & Ors. dated 23/07/2015 regarding excavation of stones and pebbles and such other minor minerals from the river bed of river Beas especially where a small rivulet …
A large numbers of fish were reported dead in the Surry and Beas near the bordering village of Kiri Afghana on the Hoshiarpur-Gurdaspur border. Dead fish could be seen floating over water in large numbers. Officials of the Fisheries Department investigating the matter claimed that the discharge of untreated toxic …
Illegal mining of sand stone and concrete continues to take place unabated at the Beas riverbed near Nadaun. Hundreds of tractor trolleys are engaged in excavation daily. The law enforcing agencies have failed to take any action to check the illegal activity. Illegal mining is being done at the Beas …
99 rivers across the country to be developed; Approval soon Sutlej and Beas have been included in the ambitious project in which 99 rivers across the country would be developed as water highways. The Parliament is expected to grant its approval to the project in its Budget session. Announcing this …
There are virtually no takers for the 37 hydropower projects located in the “remote locations” in the five river basins of the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Yamuna. The reasons: remote location, lack of data and location maps and unviable projects, claim Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The government got just …
Hanumangarh Zila Parishad files petition before National Green Tribunal Concerned over high pollution levels in the Indira Gandhi Canal, the Hanumangarh Zila Parishad has filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to ensure that the Punjab government takes immediate steps in checking inflow of pollutants into Sutlej …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Abhishek Rai Vs. State of HP & Ors. dated 25/06/2014 regarding the pollution of river Beas. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant has stated that the Government Departments are throwing the waste directly into the river, …
In a bid to prevent water wastage, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday directed state administration to launch campaigns for ensuring its conservation by installing rain water harvesting systems in all new residential houses constructed in the state. No new electricity and water supply connections for houses of …
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir today submitted to the Supreme Court a list of 20 contentious issues over the hydel projects on Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers for a judicial resolution. Among the main issues is whether all these projects “being unilaterally undertaken by Punjab by excluding …
Taking cognizance of pollution taking place in Beas river, National Green Tribunal ( NGT) has ordered to close 34 hotels, located in Kullu-Manali along river banks, found throwing its waste material in the river. Tribunal had found that these hotels were causing pollution in the river through dumping of waste …
Taking a tough stance on the issue of causing environmental pollution in the Beas and its tributaries by hotels located in Kullu and Manali, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) to close down 34 hotels operating without obtaining the consent of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishik Rai Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/09/2013 regarding pollution being caused in river Beas and its tributaries and the entire district of Kullu and Mandi by burning biomedical waste.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has announced a fine of Rs 1 lakh on those found polluting Beas river and its tributaries, Kullu deputy commissioner Rakesh Kanwar said in a meeting with other district officials on Thursday. Kanwar said NGT orders would be enforced strictly and violators would be penalised …
