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 High Court of Karnataka on Monday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Development Authority and other departments to file an affidavit on the plans to restore Sarakki Lake. Hearing a petition by People’s Campaign for Rights to Water seeking to clear encroachment around the lake, the Division Bench …
A steady drizzle on Sunday morning did little to discourage a group of volunteers from doing their bit to save Alahalli lake near JP Nagar in the City. Determined to keep the lake clean despite official apathy, residents of Alahalli, Anjanapura and Gollahalli set out to remove weeds and plastic …
With the Supreme Court deadline for naming the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations on Vembanad Lake and islands nearing, the Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA) will meet this weekend to take stock of the situation. V.R. Rajasekhanaran Pillai, Executive Vice-President of the authority, said a special meeting of …
Thiruvananthapuram : In an apparent bid to protect the tourism industry, 20 legislators and five bishops, including a Catholic cardinal, have sent a petition to the Chief Minister stating that the state government should not report coastal regulation zone violations to the Supreme Court. While six of the legislators are …
With civic bodies doing nothing, volunteers' group gets serious on saving lakes A group of volunteers under the banner ‘Save Bangalore Lakes’ has taken upon itself the task of reviving the City’s lakes, a task that should ideally have been undertaken by the local bodies. The organisation came into existence …
The pollution control board has received 45 complaints raising serious concerns against the proposed Vizhinjam port, like impact or changes in shoreline at Vizhinjam, loss of tourism revenue, rehabilitation of fishermen and loss of livelihood. An analysis of 200-odd complaints made by citizens and various non-governmental organisations at the public …
The inland fishermen and environmental activists in Cherthalataluk have set up an action council for the protection of Vembanad and Kaithappuzha lakes from pollution. The action council christened 'Vembanad-Kaithappuzha Kayal Samrakshana Samithy' has also put forwarded their demands to the state government. A M Gopi president of the action council …
Hundreds of tourists who are attracted to a greener Pushkar this monsoon, are disheartened to see the lake not filled to its full capacity. The lake is unable to retain the water because of technical fault in the national lake conservation programme. Last year, the water level went to 16 …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/s Vaamika Island (Green Lagoon Resort) Vs Union of India and Others dated 08/08/2013 regarding classification of the petitioner's properties situated in Vettilla Thuruthu Island in Vembanad as Filtration Pond and the consequent categorization of the same under CRZ-I.
Silting, high organic pollution and dumping of non-biodegradable materials by tourists and pilgrims has left the famed Khajjiar lake in Chamba in a deteriorated condition. Saying that not enough efforts were being made to save the lake, situated at an altitude of 1,920 metres, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has …
The High Court has banned constructions near Sheikhsar and Khurwansar in district Bandipore besides directing authorities to implement recommendations of an apex committee constituted to recommend measures for conservation of these lakes. The court has directed the government to implement all the recommendations put forth by this committee. It was …
The issue of pollution of Saipem lake dominated the proceedings of the gram sabha of the Navelim village panchayat held on Sunday, with villagers expressing their opposition to allowing raw sewage from Margao into the sewage treatment plant at Sirvodem, Navelim. While the panchayat officials pointed out that the gram …
The gram sabha of Navelim panchayat strongly demanded immediate stopping of sewage from Margao city discharged in Saipem Lake in Navelim. Gram sabha members raised their voice against the discharge of sewage in the lake, saying the discharge has polluted the ground water. A resolution was adopted demanding that the …
The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) on Wednesday contested the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) report about malfunctioning of 40 filtration plants and said it will involve a third party to carry out a fresh survey in Rawalpindi. Wasa managing director Mohammad Akram Soban in a press …
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has the mandate, inter alia, to conserve/restore urban lakes/water bodies, re-use and re-cycle waste water, etc. These are important factors, some oft forgotten, and have been summed up in the “Advisory on conservation and restoration of water bodies in urban areas” by CPHEEO for …
Solan MC to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for air pollution Giving a clear message to polluters, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal directed the Municipal Council, Solan, to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for the callous and irresponsible attitude of the council for causing air pollution. …
Residents of Samruddhi Layout are up in arms against a proposed garbage segregation unit on a park site close to Gowdanapalya Lake in Padmanabhanagar ward. While the lake is in a pathetic condition, the park and the adjacent forest land on the tank bund are also in a shambles. Residents …
Residents of KR Puram village remember the lake in their vicinity as a brimming water body at one point in time. But the once-abundant K R Puram lake is now being lost to unabated encroachment and increasing constructional activities in its surroundings. The lake, which was located on either side …
For decades it’s been misused, encroached upon and exploited. But this year, with a long-pending project finally seeing the light of day, Porur lake is set to be rejuvenated. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has expedited work to revive the water body, in order to make it a drinking water …
Bangalore: The Karnataka high court on Monday directed the state to file an affidavit with regard to how much time it needs to clear encroachments in the Sarakki lakebed. “From the tahsildar’s report, it’s very clear that the tank area has been encroached upon by the public…. The extent of …
