The NGT sought response from a joint committee regarding complaint of violation of environmental norms in the matter of morrum mining in the river bed of Betwa river, tehsil Sarila, district Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. The joint committee will comprise the District Magistrate, Hamirpur and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board. It …
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's controversial Ken-Betwa river link project is likely to face difficulties and delays as the environment ministry has deferred environment clearance for the project. An expert panel of the environment ministry appraising the project noted that the river-link will significantly affect the Panna Tiger Reserve …
BHOPAL : National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday instructed Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN), to submit report about environment conservation and its effects on world heritage site Bhimbetka after expansion of industrial sector in Mandideep. Petitioner Dr SC Pandey drew NGT’s attention …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/09/2015 regarding expansion of Phase-II of the Industrial Area in Mandideep which is in close proximity with Bhimbetka, a world heritage site. The Tribunal also …
In a scathing letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), environmentalists and former senior bureaucrats have exposed inadequacies in the environment impact assessment (EIA) of the ambitious Ken-Betwa river link project. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), who have authored the letter, …
The Ken-Betwa river interlinking project, which is the first such in the country, might miss its December deadline as it is unlikely to receive all the required environmental clearances by then. Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat had, on July 13, declared that work on the …
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and development. Links that are found unfeasible will be abandoned. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu , task force chairman B.N. Navalawala said the …
Brainchild of Vajpayee and dream project of Narendra Modi, the Ken-Betwa river-linking project is embroiled in controversy over its environment impact assessment (EIA), which is replete with lies, say experts. The assessment report mentions presence of Sangai, an endangered brow-antlered deer only found in Manipur, at the Ken basin. The …
Kanpur: Amidst dwindling population of Gangetic river dolphins as only 2,000 are left in the country, the state government is gearing up to undertake Dolphin census in major rivers next month. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to flag off the campaign. Principal chief conservator forest (wildlife) Rupak De said …
A proposal for forest clearance to the Ken-Betwa river-interlinking project, which involves diverting 6,000 hectares of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, has been put up to the Environment Ministry's statutory appraisal panel. About 80 per cent of forests required for the project fall in the tiger reserve on …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Neeraj Chourasiya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 11/08/2014 regarding the storm water drain being constructed by the Municipal Council Vidisha and the likelihood that the storm water drain would be misutilised for carrying …
India is considering 76 river-linking projects to address water scarcity in some parts of the world’s second-most populous nation, according to the government. India’s National Water Development Authority has completed reports to connect the Ken and Betwa rivers in north India and the Damanganga and Pinjal in the west, Santosh …
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the much awaited Ken-Betwa river link which will benefit Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in terms of meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs of people across six districts in the two states. The Cabinet earmarked over Rs 9,000 crore for the …
The National Democratic Alliance government will execute the Ken-Betwa rivers (both flow in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh) linking project on a priority basis, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. "The detailed project reports (DPR) of Phase-I and -II have been completed and communicated to …
UPA-II had dumped the project Buoyed up with BJP’s victory in general elections, state chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said he will expedite his demand for Ken-Betwa river linking project. The UPA-II had dumped the project. The project will be on top priority once Narendra Modi takes the saddle …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/04/2014 regarding sewage and solid waste discharged from residential areas located in Mandideep, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/5-2014(CZ)(OA)_24Apr2014.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Neeraj Chourasiya Vs. State of M.P. & 4 Ors. dated 04/03/2014 regarding pollution being caused in the river Betwa as a result of allowing untreated sewage to flow into the river at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. …
BHOPAL: The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday, served notices on Central and state government agencies following a petition filed by a Bhopal-based activist, alleging pollution in the Mandideep Industrial Area (MIA). The petitioner Subhash C Pandey also said the industrial area is flouting environmental norms, …
Connecting Ken-Betwa To Be First Of 30 Projects Costing 5,60,000cr New Delhi: After almost a decade of political objections and green opposition, the Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday the ambitious project to inter-link rivers, beginning with the process of connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh. …
DMs Directed To Ensure Ban In Their Areas The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments on a plea alleging that illegal sand mining is still going on in some districts of the two states. A bench, headed by NGT …
Illegal sand mining is a lucrative business in Uttar Pradesh with all the major rivers in the State mined by the mining mafia with strong political links. The illegal sand mining is rampant in the flood plains of the Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Ken, Betwa, Chambal and the Gomti. The business …
