Ganga
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of domestic waste water and untreated industrial waste water into river Ganga, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 23/05/2025
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Prasad Gupta Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. Counsel appearing for the state of Uttar Pradesh submitted that the action plan to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents in river Ganga is ready …Migratory birds prepare for early return as temperatures soar
Onset of early summer has triggered early return of migratory birds from the region. Birdwatchers have observed that the winged visitors have begun to assemble at Ganga Barrage here in preparation for their flight owing to the sudden rise in temperature. Met officials said northern parts of the country are …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ganga in Segment-B, Phase-I, 27/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of river Ganga in Segment-B, Phase-I. NGT expresses dissatisfaction over the role of Ministry of Water Resources and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam in the case.Ganga pollution: NGT mulls CBI inquiry
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is mulling a CBI inquiry to probe whether untreated sewage was being released in Ganga through 30 drains on the river's Haridwar-Unnao stretch. The NGT is said to be veering towards this decision after its attempt to check pollution in Ganga revealed a shocking tale …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga, 15/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2017 regarding untreated sewage dumped in river Ganga. NGT directs a Committee to be constituted which shall visit Garh Mukteshwar and Brij Ghat and shall report to the Tribunal whether …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga, 14/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2017 regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga. According to Keshav Gupta, General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam more than Rs. 31 crores have already been spent on …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sewage treatment plants at Garh drain joining Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 10/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/02/2017 regarding sewage treatment plants (STP) at Garh drain joining Ganga. NGT directs Chief Engineer of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam to show on the next date of hearingt (13 February 2017) …NGT to hear PIL on cleaning of Ganga from February 6
The National Green Tribunal has decided to hear a PIL filed in 1985 on the cleaning of river Ganga, which was transferred from the Supreme Court, on a day-to-day basis from February 6. The apex court had on Wednesday transferred the PIL filed by advocate M. C. Mehta to NGT, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Kausi and Ganga, Uttarakhand, 27/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Uttarakhand & Others dated 27/01/2017 regarding pollution of river Kausi and Ganga, Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand would take clear instructions in relation to allocation/allotment of …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 25/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. NGT observed that by different Orders passed by the Tribunal "we had directed all the stakeholders to put forward their submissions/suggestions in regard to the 30 drains …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution, 13/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. UPPCB, UP Jal Nigam, UPSIDC, NMCG and the Central Pollution Control Board have filed a Joint Report. National Green Tribunal directs all the Respondents particularly, CPCB, UPPCB, …Kanpur startup working to clean Ganga, technology to detect oil leakages turn heads
Cleaning the holy Ganges is no simple task and has been the objective of many activists, environmentalists and politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A startup competition in the city at the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) saw ideas from entrepreneurs from across the country. Around 10 startups made their …Govt asks NGT to order fresh master plan for zone around Bhagirathi
Bhagirathi is one of the two source streams of river Ganga and flows through an extremely fragile eco-system in upper Uttarakhand. The Water Resources Ministry has requested the National Green Tribunal to order preparation of a fresh zonal master plan for the eco-sensitive zone around Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand as …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the river bank of Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishankant Singh & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2017 regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the river bank of Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/2017.The Counsel appearing for Krishankant Singh (Applicant) shall take out Notices to the State …A report on assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial effluent joining river Ganga and its tributaries (Kali-East/Ramganga) between Haridwar (Down) to Kanpur (Down)
The main causes attributed to the Pollution of River Ganga are due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluent directly by drains or indirectly through tributaries. The storm water drains designated to flood-out the storm water during rainy season, are now being used for disposal of sewage and trade …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding camping activities along river Ganga, 22/12/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/12/2016 regarding camping activities along Ganga. The Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change submits that they have already cleared and approved …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on the river bed of Ganga, Patna District, Bihar, 21/12/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/12/2016 regarding illegal sand mining /soil mining operations in the district of Patna, Bihar, on the river bed of Ganga in between Digha Railway Bridge to …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga, 05/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga, 05/12/2016. CPCB has monitored 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) in the five Ganga states during August, 2011 to September, 2016 out of which 583 units were found non-complying and have been issued directions under Section 5 of Environment …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour. The overall water quality data as well station wise water quality data of last three years i.e 2013-15 indicates: The …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour. The overall water quality data as well station wise water quality data of last three years i.e 2013-15 indicates: The …Multiple authos, no monitoring failed Ganga cleaning: IITs
The consortium of IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee, was entrusted with the task of finalising a holistic Ganga River Basin Management (GRBM) programme. Multiplicity of authorities, lack of assistance from state governments and dearth of monitoring has led to the failure of cleaning Ganga, a …