Report filed on behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation regarding pollution of Adyar estuary. Under the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) project of eco restoration of Cooum river, construction of compound wall, boundary fence of the Cooum river have been taken up for a length of 23.92 km for preventing encroachments …
Report filed on behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation regarding pollution of Adyar estuary. Under the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) project of eco restoration of Cooum river, construction of compound wall, boundary fence of the Cooum river have been taken up for a length of 23.92 km for preventing encroachments …
Independent report filed in Original Application No 144 of 2021 (SZ) (Suomotu Vs The Chief Secretary to Govt of Tamil Nadu & Others). The NGT initiated suo motu based on the new item published in a newspaper regarding dumping of waste and encroachments along the Cooum river in Chetpet, Chennai. …
The Madras High Court Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Rs 100-crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), south zone, on the Tamil Nadu government for its failure to restore Adyar and Cooum rivers and the Buckingham canal. Directing the government to pay the penalty to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. The Principal Secretary, Environment & Forests, Govt. of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 31/10/2018 regarding de-silting on Adyar and Cooum Rivers and Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Court finds that the action taken for …
CHENNAI: While the Tamil Nadu government spent hundreds of crores of taxpayer money to restore the Cooum river, miscreants have wreaked havoc on the project piling tonnes of construction and plastic waste in and around the river bed. Uncontrolled dumping of waste is prominent on the stretch of Cooum between …
Adyar and Cooum are both polluted rivers, but only after they enter Chennai. According to former principal chief conservator of forests S Balaji, lack of proper sewage disposal system, especially in the suburban areas, wreaks havoc once a river enters a city. "Take the case of Cooum River. Till Maduravoyal, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion on the News item reported in “the Hindu” dated 25.10.2013 about beach at Adyar Estuary with trash, rubble Vs Environment and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 15/03/2017 regarding the progress of the …
Chennai: The ambitious 604.77 crore Cooum eco-restoration project is being carried out expeditiously, according to the TN government. It awaits environmental clearance from the Union ministry of environment and forests in August for the 9.6km stretch of the river between river mouth and Chetpet bridge. In its affidavit to the …
CHENNAI: The State government is hoping to speed up from August the execution of the ambitious Cooum River Eco-restoration Plan. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) is likely to issue Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for 20 sub-projects that hit the road block after being identified as …
The Cooum River could soon shed its dirty identity and become a haven with parks and walkways to walk and unwind...that is, if the Centre steps in. Eco-restoration work on the 9-km stretch from the mouth of the Cooum River near Napier Bridge to Chetpet is likely to start soon, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Ravi Kumar, Proprietor, M/s.Shree Foods Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 18/05/2016. The appellants are small manufactures of eatable materials viz., chips by using potatos. Alleging that by washing potatoes, the untreated water is …
The Cooum River originates in the neighbouring district of Tiruvallur, at its namesake village, and runs a course of roughly 70 km before joining the Bay of Bengal on the eastern coast. A significant part runs through Chennai. It has often been said that the Cooum, which is now what …
Polluter pays: National Green Tribunal says no new facts are available to review its order. The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Bench here has rejected a review application filed by the Dr MGR group of institutions challenging the imposition of a penalty of Rs. 40 lakh for polluting the Cooum. The …
Green Tribunal refuses to halt laying of pipelines for sewerage project The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has declined to stop authorities from laying of underground pipelines for a project to let out sewage into the Cooum passing through seven panchayats in Tiruvallur district from two sewage treatment …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mr. R.V. Baktavachalam & Others Vs The Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (TP.2) Department, Chennai & Others dated 29/03/2016 regarding letting out sewerage water into Karunakarachery Panchayat, Soranjeri Panchayat, Thirumanam Panchayat, Kannapalayam Panchayat, Annambedu Panchayat, Situkadu Panchayat …
This article investigates the impact of court verdicts on Chennai’s canals, tanks and related wetlands. It discusses three interlinked cases surrounding Buckingham Canal area and argues that the verdicts in these cases allowed the administration to destroy sophisticated water systems. It also argues that these waterbodies could have mitigated, if …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of P. Edwin Wilson & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 18/11/2015 regarding progress of the Integrated Cooum river Eco restoration project.
After many initiatives to restore the severely-polluted Cooum river back to its days of glory, work on building a baby canal in the middle of the river has now begun. The move is expected to prevent stagnation and other related trouble and ensure the smooth flow of water in the …
Work will begin on 11.4-km portion of waterway Soon, Cooum river will get a makeover with the Water Resources Department (WRD) gearing up to desilt and improve portions of it simultaneously. As part of the Integrated Cooum River Eco-Restoration Plan, the department is finalising bids to dredge and strengthen the …
Chennai: The southern zone of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed Chennai River Restoration Trust (CRRT) to arrest 101 ‘identified’ sewage outfalls on priority to save Cooum from further degradation. The court has posted the next hearing to May 26. The first Bench, comprising judicial member Justice M. Chockalingam …
