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 …
Members of Khanan Chugan Sangharsh Samiti and Haridwar stone crushers welfare association were barred by the authorities from reaching Sati kund area, the proposed site of protest on Monday afternoon. Consequently, they staged protest at Jagjeetpur village which also houses the Matri Sadan ashram. The members led by the legislator …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 17/02/2016 regarding pollution by the sugar sector, textiles sector, tannery sector, paper mills, distillery and slaughter houses to river Ganga. Counsel appearing for the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to look into the grossly polluting industries located along the banks of the Ganga and inform it about the quantum of sewage they were discharging into the river. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the panel …
As per the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions issued recently, a complete ban has been imposed on the use of plastic and polythene bags of any kind from Gaumukh to Haridwar along the Ganga river with effect from February 1. A penalty of Rs5,000 per day on erring hotels, dharmshalas …
Cracking the whip on an industrial unit in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal today imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on it for discharging effluent directly into the drains joining river Ganga. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed a fabrication and trailer manufacturing unit in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/02/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution. NGT ordered a team of experts to constituted and submit a report to the Tribunal on the actual discharge from each major drain that joins river …
KANPUR: IIT-Kanpur has redeveloped and redesigned its green toilet and named it 'Triansh'. The system has also been installed at Magh Mela campus in Allahabad. Devotees coming to Magh Mela for taking dip in the Ganga are availing benefits of these bio-toilets. Prof Vinod Tare of IIT-Kanpur, who has developed …
HARIDWAR: The ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the use of plastic along the Ganga from Gaumukh to Haridwar with effect from February 1 has apparently not had much effect in the holy city. Plastic containers are being sold at the Har-ki-Pauri and other Ganga ghats as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh V/s. Upper India Tannery dated 03/02/2016 regarding pollution caused by Upper India Tannery, Uttar Pradesh. NGT permits the unit to operate for a period of two weeks commencing from 08th February, 2016. A joint inspection team along …
Officials sceptical of successful implementation | Want more time The Department of Urban Development, while complying with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders, has banned the use of articles made from plastic and thermocol in the state with effect from today. Those found violating the orders will be fined Rs …
Seeking to use different arms of the government in pursuing the gigantic task of Ganga cleaning, the Union water resources ministry has signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seven ministries to carry forward multi-sectoral activities for minimum three years to rejuvenate the river. Under the MoU, which was …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and its state pollution control board to apprise the public about pending proceedings as it may order shifting of polluting industrial units located on the banks of Ganga. The green panel also asked ministry of environment and forests and ministry …
DEHRADUN: The counsel of Social Action for Forest and Environment visited areas adjoining Ganges to verify the state government's affidavit filed before NGT on January 15. The affidavit states that no permission for any beach camp was granted by the forest department nor has any company installed any rafting camp. …
Referring to orders passed by the Supreme Court on the issue, the tribunal blamed the Kanpur Mahanagar Palika for not taking adequate measures. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday pulled up the Centre and the UP government for their lack of action in curtailing dumping of bodies in Ganga. Referring …
NEW DELHI: Grappling with the mammoth task of cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry has flagged how "heavy abstraction" of water has become a key concern in its efforts to rejuvenate the river at a time when it has already moved to handle pollution through multiple measures. The ministry …
HRD is one of the several ministries being asked to assist in the government’s Namami Gange programme. The Human Resource Development Ministry has been asked to help set up a national-level institution or a university that offers courses on applied river sciences in order to create expertise in cleaning and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/01/2016 regarding pollution of river Ganga caused by industrial and domestic sewage . The Ganga meeting of Phase-2 has been fixed for 04th February, 2016 in the Chamber …
Looking beyond India's national river Ganga and its tributaries, including Yamuna, the Centre had last week taken up the case of the polluted Mula Mutha river in Pune by finalising a number of river cleaning measures. But other rivers in the country have so far not attracted similar attention. Ganga …
Bijnor: Despite district administration's decision to teach farmers about organic farming, especially along the banks of the Ganga, cultivators and land mafia groups have already started farming with pesticides and other artificial methods along the riverbanks, including on encroached government land. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared his commitment to …
With an aim of bringing down the level of pollution in Ganga, the Centre will hold a meeting with heads of all 1,657 villages situated along the river here next week. During the day-long conference 'Ganga Swachhata - Gramin Sahabhagita', scheduled to be held on January 30, Union Water Resources …
