Objection to the report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river. The report points out that there are 672 industries in the area who are members of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Ahmedabad Hand Screen Printing Association (AHSPA), but the …
Objection to the report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river. The report points out that there are 672 industries in the area who are members of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Ahmedabad Hand Screen Printing Association (AHSPA), but the …
Joint Committee report with respect to compliance of the National Green Tribunal order in Original Application 399/2021 in the matter of Ashvinbhai Dayabhai Patel & Others Vs State of Gujarat. The matter related to water pollution in river Sabarmati. The complaint was regarding dumping of dead animals, human excretions and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwinbhai Dayabhai Patel & Others Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/01/2022. The application is received from residents of Hansol village, Ahmedabad, complaining about the dumping of dead animals, human excretions and industrial chemical waste as well as biomedical waste in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dedharota Grampanchayat Vs Member Secretary, SLEIAA, Gujarat & Others dated 11/06/2021. An application was filed against the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) by the SEIAA, Gujarat in March 15, 20217 for a bauxite mine in village Dedhrota, tehsil Himmatnagar, district …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aditya Singh Chauhan Vs State of Gujarat dated 06/02/2020 regarding discharge of untreated effluents into Sabarmati river from the CETP, Narol, Ahmedabad. The discharge was adversely affecting the environment and the inhabitants. The CETP is operated by M/s Narol Textile …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aryavart Foundation Vs M/s. The Green Environment Services Co. Op. Society Ltd. (CETP) & Others dated 08/05/2019 regarding Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) located at Vatva near Sabarmati run by the M/s The Green Environment Co. Op. Society Ltd., not …
Addressing mediapersons, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti’s Rohit Prajapati said that the apex court on February 22, 2017 ordered that effluents and sewage must be treated before being discharged into the Sabarmati river. The Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS) and three other NGOs – Khedut Ekta Manch, Paryavaran Mitra and Gujarat Lok Samiti …
Extensive erosion of high tidal mudflat along the northern parts of Gulf of Khambhat (GoK) was observed from the analysis of time series satellite images during the time period from March 2014 to September 2017. Around 28.66 sq. km area of high tidal mudflat eroded within this time period. Original …
The present work is mainly focused on the Geotechnical properties of the areas in Gandhinagar district. The recent growth which is associated with urbanization in Gandhinagar -Ahmedabad Township calls for appropriate geotechnical investigations of soils of the area. Representative soil samples were collected from the Sabarmati River bed near Gandhinagar …
AHMEDABAD: A team of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's health department rushed to Ghodasar lake on Sunday after receiving reports of the death of a large quantity of fish because of depleted oxygen level in the water. This was creating a health hazard for those living nearby. The AMC team removed the …
AHMEDABAD: A team of Ahmedabad rural police's special operations group (SOG) raided a mining site at Gyaspur near the Sabarmati river, late on Thursday night, after reports emerged of illegal sand mining. The team seized vehicles worth Rs 1.36 crore including 3 earth moving machines, 2 dumpers and 12 tractors …
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 …
All 42 rivers covered under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) should come under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWRRDGR) to evolve an integrated approach for conservation of water resources, the finance ministry has proposed. The Cabinet Secretariat has sought the comments …
The BJP-led Union government and the AAP government in Delhi may be at loggerheads on most issues but they have, surprisingly, decided to launch a special purpose vehicle for Yamuna together. Over 20 years after the first Yamuna Action Plan was kicked off to clean up the river and several …
Gujarat high court (HC) on Wednesday issued notice to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), food and drug control commissioner, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the civic body over a petition alleging that a private company misbrands bottled drinking water as mineral water. Petitioner Ashoksinh Rajput has alleged that a …
The ambitious plans of rejuvenating the Sabarmati riverfront with treated sewage water — a project which was shelved for the last several months for want of Central government approval — will now be revived. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had earlier applied for funds under the JnNURM scheme, but after …
AHMEDABAD: The jawans of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services have rescued several individuals from the Sabarmati river, but these jawans not only face hardships during operations but complain of rashes on the skin because of algae, pollutants or other material dumped in the river. One jawan says, "Usually, when we …
Taking the first initiative to clean Ganga, the Centre has put in place special technology to keep the river clean during the ongoing Magh Mela at Allahabad and to arrest tons of filth during the month-long fair. The equipment had earlier been successfully deployed in the River Sabarmati in Ahmedabad …
Close on the lines of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad--the drying river was linked with Narmada Canal so that it received water supply--the UP government is planning to feed clean water from Indira Canal to the drying Gomti through an aquaduct ahead of Chinhat. Indira Canal emerges from the river …
The water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister, Uma Bharti, suggested on Tuesday that "electric" crematoriums should not be used on river banks and instead bodies should be burnt in a traditional way with minimum use of wood. She said that religious leaders - "sadhus" - have not approved …
