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 …
Netherlands to provide assistance for developing a ‘socially conscious’ river-front With an aim to rid the Yamuna of pollutants and to end the discharge of effluents into it, the Delhi Government has embarked on an ambitious project to rejuvenate the river that runs through the Capital city. The "Rejuvenation of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rahul Nagar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 09/10/2014 regarding sand mining in the name of dredging of Yamuna 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 …
A study by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has found that Yamuna needs approximately 3.46 billion litres per day (BLD) of fresh flow of water to be able to sustain aquatic life and support day-to-day activities of people living on its banks. The figure is almost equivalent to the …
The Yamuna river, is one of the most-polluted river in India. About 85 percent of the pollution is caused by domestic and industrial sources. The quality of the river is severely affected by the discharge of untreated domestic and industrial effluents.
Over the past years, due to rapid industrialization and advanced agricultural activities environmental deterioration is becoming a major concern. Water is one of the most important and basic natural resource which is being used in industries, agricultural activities as well as for the domestic and commercial purpose. These activities leads …
With the menace of sand mining mafia growing rampant in the Delhi NCR region and after receiving a rap from the National Green Tribunal on the issue, the city administration is set to constitute a special task force to crack down on the sand mafia, wrecking havoc along the Yamuna …
UP To Submit Compliance Report Today Even as UP government prepares to submit a compliance report regarding idol immersion in the Allahabad High Court, the district administration of Varanasi has said it has conveyed to the secretary, urban development that making an alternative site available for idol immersion in Varanasi …
Centre All Set, Activists Fret The Centre is all set to amend Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 to clear green hurdles to certain types of constructions. This would mean projects such as Akshardham temple or the DTC bus depot on the Yamuna floodplains will not require environmental clearance (EC). Green …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
In a bid to move two municipal wards out of the ecologically sensitive Yamuna river zone and include them in an urban zone, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday decided to file a plea with the National Green Tribunal. It will move an internal order from the LG to …
The 100-kilometre stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi, which was notified as an eco-sensitive zone in December 2012 raised the ire of the local population due to lack of awareness regarding the notification and the wrong approach to its implementation, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said …
The strenuous and concerted efforts of Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar yielded positive results. At a meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nripendra Mishra, held in New Delhi on Saturday, hurdles coming in the way of construction of Kishau multi-purpose project (MPP) have been removed. It was …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the Delhi government's response on illegal extraction of sand being carried out in the Yamuna river bed at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here. The order came over a petition by Rahul Nagar, filed through advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, seeking a direction to Delhi …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will present a project of Rs2,720 crore for cleaning of Khan river passing through middle of Indore city before the Central Government in New Delhi on September 10. Chouhan has said that work on the project will be completed in 4-5 years after sanction of …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday expanded the scope of two related cases on the Yamuna riverfront development project and natural drains leading into the river. This was done so that Yamuna's problems can be addressed holistically. This also means Delhiites can look forward to a riverfront that is left …
After the Allahabad high court's ban on immersing idols in the Yamuna to save it from pollution, the Agra district administration is ensuring that the orders are strictly implemented and temporary ponds are created for 'visarjan'. The Agra municipal corporation has started work of creating artificial ponds at Yamuna's ghats, …
Sand mining without the state consent is a violation of the MMDR Act, 1957 said Supreme Court in this 71-pages landmark judgement by the bench consisting of Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Pinaki Chandra Ghose. The violations were observed to be criminal under Indian Penal Code (IPC). Judgement of the Supreme …
The first thing the city govt did after Mr Modi took over was that it sent officials to Gujarat to study the Sabarmati river A series of projects, close to the heart of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is getting implemented in the national capital. Among the projects which are being …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Delhi government to put a stop to illegal mining carried out on the Yamuna riverbed at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund area, noting that the rampant illegal sand mining was making neighbouring residential areas vulnerable to floods. The NGT issued a notice to the …
