Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
The Doddabidarakallu lake is dying due to rampant encroachments, apathy of civic agencies and discharge of sewage into the waterbody. Doddabidarakallu lake that has a history of more than 100 years is in on the verge of dying. Residents blame it on the rampant encroachments, apathy of civic agencies and …
Scientists are warning that superglacial ponds like this one are expanding to form lakes Lakes that have been forming near Mount Everest could threaten settlements downstream if they overflow. Ponds on the surface of the Khumbu glacier in the Himalayas have expanded and joined together to form larger bodies of …
The callousness of government agencies to protect lakes and the helplessness of the citizens in rejuvenating them were the highlights of a discussion on Thursday. The programme - ‘Disappearing lakes of Karnataka, fixing accountabilities, making amends and improving governance’ - was organised by the People’s Campaign for Right to Water …
The Subramanyapura lake will be relegated to history if the government agencies and other stakeholders do not take measures, both immidiate and long-term, to stem the rot, said a report prepared by a firm on behalf of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Despite a strong-worded summary with detailed …
While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution. BWSSB Chairman T M Vijay Bhaskar said on Monday that it will take at least five years to get rid of the …
Aurangabad: The civic body's lacklustre approach towards protecting Salim Ali Lake has been gradually spelling doom at the biodiversity hotspot located in the hearty of the city. Despite assuring that it would remove fresh encroachments coming up on the periphery of the historic lake by the first week of October, …
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signals penetrate through the dry snow and cloud providing crucial data over the Himalayan temperate glaciers and complement the optical images. In the present study, RISAT- 1 C band and AWiFS images of winter/ablation period over Samudra Tapu and Gepang Gath moraine dammed lakes (MDLs) in …
Nagpur: The city that once stood as role model for environment is now seeing its environmental resources deteriorate, be it greenery or lakes. Its three rivers-- Nag, Pili and Pora-- have already turned into sewage carrying nullahs. Experts say the absence of a department of environment in Nagpur Municipal Corporation …
Interim injunction restraining Vengaivasal village panchayat The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, has passed an interim order against dumping garbage by the Vengaivasal village panchayat close to a lake and in residential localities. Following an application from S.P. Surendranath Karthik and J. Jeya Sabare Eswaran of Madipakkam, the tribunal …
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is likely to seek help of a foreign entity for revival of Naini Lake, once a famous tourist spot in the city’s Model Town area. The NDMC is in talks with an Australian firm that had approached the civic body with a proposal to revive …
A major protest is being held against the state government demanding necessary action to clean Bellandur and Varthur lake, which are facing severe pollution. The 'Bruhat Pratibatana Rally' is supported by the BBMP opposition party members (corporators and other elected representatives from BJP) who have promised hundreds of protestors from …
NeTRA (Nekkundi Tank Rejuvenation Association), an umbrella organisation of five residents’ groups set up to protect and rejuvenate the Doddanekundi Lake, celebrated its first anniversary on Sunday. To mark the occasion, events such as Ayurvedic health camp, waste management demonstration, yoga demonstration by Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, painting competition …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tilok Ram Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 19/10/2015 pertaining to interference in the catchment area of lakes and other river bodies in Rajasthan leading to either fall in the water levels or their total …
More funds expected from other agencies for similar works The eco-restoration of Narayanapuram Lake by the Chennai Corporation is close at hand. The civic body will restore 1.81 lakh square metres of the lake — 39,369 sq.m. on the northern side and 1,42,351 sq.m. on the southern side — at …
Some people had snatched equipment from experts checking the legality of construction on wetlands After an apology from Mantri Developers for having snatched equipment from experts who were checking the legality of construction on the Belandur wetlands, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dropped a contempt petition against the builder. On …
“What else is a lake,” asked the NGT bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up the Haryana government on Wednesday after the latter claimed that the Najafgarh lake was “not a lake but a low-lying area where rainwater and overflow from the Sahibi river …
Nagpur: Although Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) took some steps to ensure eco-friendly immersions, the condition of the city lakes only seems to be degrading as compared to previous years. A scientific survey conducted on Sunday by city-based NGO Green Vigil in three big lakes of the city, Sonegaon, Telangkhedi (Futala) …
It has been 15 days since researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and members of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) demanded security from the State government for conducting a survey of encroached lake beds in Bengaluru City, but nothing has been done so far. During the visit of …
Many boreal waters are currently becoming browner with effects on biodiversity, fish production, biogeochemical processes and drinking water quality. The question arises whether and at which speed this browning will continue under future climate change. To answer the question we predicted the absorbance (a420) in 6347 lakes and streams of …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) put an interim stay on all construction activity of Chirayu Foundation near Bairagarh township on Wednesday. It has been alleged the hospital is violating Bhoj Wetland norms and previous orders passed by the tribunal. Counsel for petitioner Ajay Sharma, Shantanoo Saxena told TOI, "On April 8, …
