Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
It may be too late to do anything about the current water crisis now, but Delhi can prevent a repeat by reviving its neglected lakes, strictly implementing rainwater harvesting and recycling water. With the main sources of Delhi's water — the Yamuna and the Munak Canal — being polluted and …
Gurgaon: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has restricted the flow of untreated water from one of the Gurgaon drains to the Najafgarh drain that flows from Dwarka to Wazirabad before reaching the river to bring down pollution in Yamuna. There are three drains in the city that empty …
Agra: Hearing a plea in connection with illegal constructions and dumping of wastes in Yamuna floodplain zone, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against one Anoop Agarwal for his failure to remove construction debris from the eco-sensitive zone and also for not appearing before the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Kumar Tyagi Vs. Art of Living International Center & Ors. dated 24/02/2016 regarding Art of Living event along Yamuna floodplain. Tribunal came down heavily on the team constituted by Ministry of Environment & Forest, & Climate Change for the …
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed five persons "involved in illegal mining" in the Saharanpur area to pay an "environmental compensation" of Rs 50 crore, "payable by each for and on behalf of the 13 mine lease firms held by these five men". Two among the five men …
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on illegal sand mining and extraction of minor minerals in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh while slapping a fine of Rs 50 crore on five lease holders for carrying out excessive unauthorised mining resulting in damage and degradation of environment. The green …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. dated 19/02/2016 regarding pollution of river Yamuna. Three Experts Members on the Principal Committee constituted under the Judgment of the Tribunal in the case of Manoj Mishra viz. Professor Babu, Professor Gosain …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga & Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 18/02/2016 regarding rampant illegal mining of minor minerals like sand, boulders in Saharanpur and more particularly on the river banks and river bed of river Yamuna. Mining activity …
Report of the field visit by Prof A. K. Gosain (Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi) to the site of Art of Living function. Prof A. K. Gosain says that "the site has been cleared of all the natural vegetation and consolidated with machinery. It appears that the site has …
A three-day “World Culture Festival” to be organised next month under the patronage of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar’s Art of Living came under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal, which sought the Delhi government’s response on a plea seeking to stop holding of the event on Yamuna floodplains. …
Gurgaon: After issuing notices to developers for connecting sewerage lines with the stormwater drainage network, Huda is now set to install a volume-measuring device in the drainage line as well as the sewage treatment plant channel to measure the exact quantum of flow. Along with this, it is going to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/02/2016 regarding pollution of river Yamuna. The Tribunal came down heavily on Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and said in its order that " DJB has spent thousands and …
The National Green Tribunal has summoned officials of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government for their failure to curb illegal sand mining on the floodplains of river Yamuna, already banned by the green panel. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all concerned officers of Haryana and UP, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puran Chand & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh through its Secretary Environment to the Government of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 02/02/2016 regarding regarding the Renuka Dam project across river Giri. River Giri is a perennial river which flows …
Lack Of Single Authority & Focus Main Hurdles In Clean-Up Multiplicity of agencies and a lack of focus are putting paid to all efforts to clean up Yamuna. A little over a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a slew of measures to rescue the river, nothing appears to …
An expert committee appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recommended fining spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation Rs 120 crore for damage to Yamuna floodplains while making preparations to hold spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s “World Culture Festival” from March 11 to 13, 2016 …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file a status report about rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna, which has left its water beyond treatment and forced the closure of the Wazirabad and Chandrawal plants. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has …
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 …
Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday wrote to the Centre urging it to ‘persuade’ Haryana to stop its industries from releasing untreated effluents, mainly ammonia, into the Yamuna. In a letter to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, Mr. Mishra complained that the increased presence of pollutants in the …