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 …
Haridwar: Namami Gange, the flagship scheme of the Union government meant to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga, is unlikely to be completed by March 2019, the deadline set for it despite the claims made by the government agencies engaged in the work. A spot visit by TOI to two major …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has rapped the tanneries located in and around Kanpur over the delay in setting up of common effluent treatment plants (CETP) and directed them to contribute 25 per cent of the cost as per its direction. A bench headed by acting chairperson Justice Jawad …
India, the global host of World Environment Day being observed today, continues to grapple with several environmental issues like air and water pollution, and those related to plastic and solid waste management, which demand swift action to protect nature. India's top environment watchdog National Green Tribunal, which has been a …
It was in 2014 that the Namami Gange project was launched in Uttarakhand but four years down the line the project continues to be sluggish and is expected to miss the completion deadline of March 2019 set by the Central government. The construction of mandatory STPs continues to be slow …
The report summarises water quality of the river during four rounds of biological testing in the Uttarakhand stretch, and reveals that at the Haridwar barrage biological water quality improves from slight pollution to clean. Biological monitoring of the Ganga has shown that two major tributaries, Pandu and Varuna, are increasing …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttarakhand Government to submit within four weeks a percentage-wise compliance report on steps taken by it to clean the Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Haridwar. A Bench, headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim, asked the government to make …
The Rs. 3,000 crore project is almost complete except for a stretch of five kilometres that has 234 trees as green barriers. Agra: The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam to plant 2,500 saplings, maintain and look after them for 10 years in a secure fenced area …
The work on tapping nullahs so that they do not flow into the Ganga continues to be carried in only on paper and in a slipshod manner in Haridwar. This was discovered by the district authorities when they undertook an on the spot inspection of the work. On paper, the …
The National Green Tribunal today rapped the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for not filing a compliance report on the steps taken by the Centre and the UP and Uttarakhand governments to clean the river Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Unnao. A bench headed by acting NGT …
NEW DELHI: Ensuring uninterrupted flow - 'Aviral Dhara’ - of the river Ganga, the Centre has decided not to approve any new hydro-power project on the river. The move will help the government in its river cleaning efforts as the dams of such projects obstruct ecological flow (e-flow) which has …
NEW DELHI: Despite staring at a huge gap between sanctioned and completed projects, the Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday claimed that the result of Ganga cleaning works would be visible on the ground by March next year as the river (water quality) would be 70 to 80% …
Of ₹20,601 crore sanctioned for 193 projects, only ₹4,254 crore has actually been utilised; 24 of 64 entry-level schemes implemented Only about a fifth of ₹20,000 crore allotted for the National Clean Ganga Mission (NCGM) have been utilised till March 2018. That is roughly the same proportion of the sanctioned …
NEW DELHI: Number of Indus river dolphin may be negligible in India, but the first ever organised survey of this endangered aquatic species in the river Beas in Punjab last week gave a sign of “breeding population” which has potential to be multiplied in due course if properly conserved. The …
Dehradun, Kedarnath, Srikot and Uttarkashi will now be part of the Namami Ganga Action Plan. This was announced on Wednesday during the tripartite consultancy meeting on Namami Ganga Project. Earlier, these cities and towns were not part of the Ganga action plan. With the inclusion, the activities like construction of …
This study includes a seasonal analysis of sediment contamination of the River Gandak by heavy metals. It passes through the many small, medium and big cities of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Indian Territory. To explore the geochemical condition of the streambed sediment of the river, seven heavy metals, namely …
Examining how climate change could raise food insecurity risk across the world, researchers have projected that the Ganges river could more than twice its current flow at 2 degrees Celsius global warming, with floods putting food production at risk in countries like India. "Climate change is expected to lead to …
A parliamentary panel has exhorted the Ministry of Water Resources to accelerate the pace of implementation of ‘inter-linking of rivers’, project and set a timeline as many of the projects have neither been taken up. The panel has sought a greater role of Prime Minister Office and Ministry of External …
PATNA: The state cabinet has approved the modification in the Loknayak Ganga Path project. Of the 20.5km proposed driveway along the Ganga in Patna, a stretch of 11.7km will be now an elevated structure. The IIT-Roorkee had been assigned to study and modify the driveway project in 2016 in view …
Haridwar: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has initiated scrutiny of 2,700 industrial units in Haridwar to determine whether they are following guidelines laid for waste disposal. These include many that are located on the banks of Ganga and 700 units at SIDCUL. …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand to appear before it and explain the steps taken by the state government to clean the river Ganga in the stretch between Gomukh and Haridwar. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim expressed dissatisfaction over the …
