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. …
Environmentalists are aghast to see that the upper pond of Jagannath Mandir Colony in Sambalpur is being filled with fly ash, thereby killing the water body as well as polluting the nearby areas. “We have learnt that this is being done under a project funded by the Sambalpur Development Authority …
Rare species of amphibians and reptiles are dying one after another in Jagadispur Lake, enlisted in the world wetlands area. The animals have no way for life after the Western Irrigation Division Office, Kapilbastu, dried up the water in the lake citing for repair of the western outlet of the …
Forest Officials Say Tankers Will Be Used To Refill Lakes The hot summer has led to a considerable water crunch at the green zone of Karnala Bird Sanctuary near Panvel, causing much discomfort to the birds and animals in the forest. “Water bodies like ponds and rivulets in this sanctuary …
The civic body is going to uproot around 40 coconut trees along the Rankala Lake at Shalini Palace to prevent them from weakening the protection wall, resulting in its collapse. This decision was taken after the collapse of a 35 feet section of the wall on Monday. The roots of …
Grana y Montero SA is seeking Peru’s backing for a $150 million sewage-treatment project to reduce pollution that is tainting waters in the world’s highest navigable lake, the state news agency Andina reported. The biggest construction company in Peru will request a 30-year contract to build and operate at least …
Local water-bodies like rivers, lake, canals and the swamps have been affected by the toxins of the pesticides and chemical fertilizers harming the ideal environment for the aquatic life in the district Many indigenous species of fish are on the verge of extinction in the natural water bodies of Netrokona …
The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted an injunction till June 3, restraining the assistant director of mines and minerals from issuing permits for quarrying of sand or any other minor mineral in and around the Keelmudalambedu Lake in Gummidipoondi taluk of Tiruvallur district. A Vacation Bench comprising Justices S. …
Once a wetland and now reduced to a garbage dumping site, the Shahdara Lake in East Delhi is set to get a fresh lease of life. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has begun the restoration of the dried up lake that is also planned to be developed into a tourist …
Hyderabad: Three more acres of the Ramammakunta lake has fallen prey to concretisation with a four star hotel of 13 floors being constructed on the buffer zone of the lake. Worth Rs 60 crore, this three acre land falls in Survey No. 91, near the National Institute of Tourism and …
The BDA formed a layout on Venkataraya lake at Gubbalala near Uttarahalli. It took 11 months for the Bangalore South tahsildar to admit that the layout formed on Venkataraya lake in Gubbalala village is illegal. He has also endorsed the action against the accused Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officers for …
One more water body in the City appears to be disappearing fast, with hunderds of truckloads of soil being dumped into Chunchaghatta lake. The People’s Campaign for Right to Water (PCRW), a non-government organisation, which noticed the illegal activity, has lodged a complaint with the chief secretary to the State …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) Ajay Pandey @ Baba v. State of M.P. & Ors. dated 07/05/2014 regarding sewage pollution of Dal Sagar Island Lake, Seoni town, Madhya Pradesh. Original Order
Screen Grab of Kaikondrahalli lake The ongoing flora and fauna survey by green groups at Kaikondrahalli lake has led to the identification of a variety of new species. Around 43 species of birds, 26 species of reptiles and 3,000 plants comprising at least 33 varieties have been identified during the …
Two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants were awarded on Friday totaling $1 million earmarked towards Chicago green infrastructure projects. The projects will improve water quality in Lake Michigan. The infrastructure projects will prevent stormwater from carrying contamination into Lake Michigan. Great Lakes National Program Manager, Susan Hedman said. "Green infrastructure …
This publication provides a comprehensive account of the status of glaciers of Nepal in approximately 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010 to facilitate a better understanding of glacier dynamics over the past three decades. The glacier inventory was developed based on remote sensing tools and techniques, using semi-automatic multi-resolution segmentation of …
Coming to the rescue of mangroves and surrounding wetlands in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court has directed the state government and Cidco to stop dumping debris on wetlands. The HC has also asked them to initiate civil and criminal action against people who were responsible for damaging the …
Villagers of Ambelim, at the panchayat's recent gram sabha, questioned the water resources department's project to develop Sanquinho lake, aka Sappu tollem, strongly objecting to the government's future plans to set up a 10 MLD water treatment plant on the water body. The 25crore-plant project is being pushed for by …
The civic administration on Tuesday assured corporators that the work of diverting the nullahs flowing directly into the Rankala Lake will start next week. The sewage discharge has polluted the water body and led to rampant growth of algae. The assurance was made during a meeting of the Kolhapur Municipal …
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. Vs K.P. Sharma & Ors. dated 25/04/2014 regarding an Environment and Monument Improvement/Preservation and Tourism Development Project at Jaipur which was awarded to the Jal Mahal Resorts Private Limited.
