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. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Others dated 28/10/2013 on pollution of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh . Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/34-2013(CZ)(OA)_28Oct2013.pdf
Regions that fail the 2012 water pollution control examination will have their project approvals suspended for one year, according to a notification released by the Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday. Regions that will be examined include around 20 districts and counties in Hefei and Liu'an city of Anhui province, Kunming …
Despite all the hue and cry about eco-friendly idol immersions, especially during the last two years, the people and municipal corporation have failed to save their lakes. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of the two major city lakes, Telangkhedi (Futala) and Gandhi Sagar have gone down dangerously for the second …
The Tibet Plateau is "the third-cleanest area in the world in terms of its environment," after the South Pole and North Pole, says a white paper issued on Tuesday. "It has a clean and transparent atmospheric environment, and similar contents of pollutants to the North Pole," says the white paper …
The High Court on Monday ordered issuance of notices to State government, including Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority, on a petition seeking control on construction activities on rajakaluve leading to Agara Lake and Bellandur Lake. Hearing the PIL, the division bench comprising …
Six major lakes face a serious threat from pollution and rapid development, as a directive of Bombay high court at Goa to prepare a detailed plan for their protection has been relegated to the backburner. The government had constituted a task force in 2003 after the court issued a few …
Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has borne the brunt of Phailin with its shoreline plantation shattered by strong gale and tidal surge. Although a proper survey is yet to be conducted by the Forest Department to assess the loss, eye estimate reports said devastation of Chilika’s beautiful shoreline plantation …
Upalokayukta Justice S B Majage on Tuesday directed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to stop the flow of sewage into the Allalasandra lake. Justice Majage told the BWSSB to divert the sewage at the earliest and to prevent the choking of the lake. T Venkataraju, engineer-in-chief of …
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad, on Thursday appeared before the Lokayukta and submitted a status report of the water bodies within HMDA limits. This was done following the directions of the Lokayukta, which in June sought a report on all the water bodies along with the …
After the Karnataka High Court issued contempt notice to the State government, the latter has constituted committees for maintenance and development of lakes in the Bangalore Metropolitan Area. The three-member committee will be headed by the Commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lake Development …
Failure of the government in protecting the fast-disappearing water bodies in the city reflected in a report submitted by the HMDA to the Lok Ayukta on Thursday morning. The HMDA was asked by the Lok Ayukta on June 6 to submit a detailed report on the total number of lakes …
Despite Punjab's insistence, UT has decided to stick to its decision to have 2.23 to 2.75 kilometers eco-sensitive zone around its wildlife sanctuary. The forest and wildlife department preferred to stay away from a meeting convened by Punjab on the issue on Thursday. Punjab has reduced the radius of the …
This paper considers how resilience thinking and, in particular, its emphasis on learning has been applied in 10 cities in Vietnam, India, Thailand and Indonesia. Applying a “shared learning” approach in the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) has helped to create or strengthen networks, build appreciation for complexity …
If incessant sewage inflow, unchecked encroachments and poor maintenance threaten to kill the city’s remaining lakes, there is one big reason: Lake restoration efforts have become mere cosmetic beautification projects focussed only on the periphery and surface, ignoring the decay underneath. An entirely different approach is now on the horizon, …
The scheme on Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies for continuation during XII Plan has been approved by Government of India on 20.9.2013 and accordingly guidelines have been issued in October, 2013. It is envisaged to take up RRR works in 10,000 water bodies with a Central Assistance …
The green panel has rapped housing and environment department principal secretary for failure to provide a list of encroachments and buildings in catchment area of the Upper Lake even after four-and-a-half months' time. The department was asked to reply in 14 days. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently issued a …
Leachate flowing with rain water contaminates Mavallipura's lifeline Good rains after two years of drought are always a welcome proposition, but not for the residents of Mavallipura as the showers have only brought miseries to them. Reason: Highly toxic leachate continue to flow from the mountains of garbage from the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment in the Kishore Sagar Lake. Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh dated 25/09/2013 in the matter of B.L. Mishra Vs Collector, Chhatarpur. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/22-2013(CZ)(OA)_25Sep2013.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suvra Roy Chowdhury & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 24/09/2013 with regard to the route that the Kolkata Metro Railway Department is going to take the line as well as the way environment of Lake Subhas …
The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, which was alien to Nagpurians all these years, is now slowly but steadily catching up, if the post- Anant Chaturdashi day statistics, provided by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) health department, are to be believed. According to civic data, this year …
