Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Ahmedabad: As the state is waiting for the onset of monsoon, water management experts are worried about harnessing the maximum amount rainwater to replenish aquifers. During a national-level workshop in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, experts said that out of 25 blocks defined by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), 23 are overexploited …
Banning construction activity in Kasauli till further orders, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a special expert committee to study the impact of construction activity on the environment and ecology of the hill town. The ban on construction both in civilian and cantonment areas will stay till the committee …
The Sardar Samand Lake in Pali district will now be developed as a conservation reserve. In a recent judgment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained RIICO from proceeding with the industrial park development work around Sardar Samand Lake and directed the state government to preserve the lake and remove …
Water bodies hold the key to minimise the poisonous impact of air pollutants in the national Capital. “Undeviating key to combat venomous pollutant value in Capital air is the “revival” of water bodies,” say the Ecological scientists are working on the pilot project (Yamuna biodiversity parks). According to the National …
The tribunal had earlier taken exception to non-submission of a status report on quality of water supplied to households in the national capital by the Delhi government despite repeated directions. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity …
VIJAYWADA: The southern region of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has found high levels of contaminants and total dissolved solids in the groundwater samples collected from various parts of Vijayawada and surrounding areas. CGWB carried out the study to arrive at the baseline data on various types of pollutants - …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government's ambitious project of creating a new legislative Assembly building at Bharisain in Gairsain, the proposed summer capital of the state, has hit a road block as the matter has now reached NGT on Thursday on the grounds that proper environmental clearance and approval from Central Ground …
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has swung into action against local manufacturing units selling unpackaged and unsealed potable water. On September 6, TOI had reported that the city has many water manufacturing units that are selling 'drinking' water in unpackaged and unsealed chilled cans and jars. All these …
The CWC has sent a strong note to Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati, complaining against the committee’s recommendations. The employees of the Central Water Commission (CWC) have slammed the Mihir Shah panel, calling its recommendations on water reforms “conceptually flawed”, “anti-development” and something that will result in “disaster of unmatched …
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will look into allegations that the Manjra river in Latur district was deepened and widened through public participation by social groups and amateurs without due permission from government authorities. The western bench of the tribunal has also allowed the Central Groundwater Board of the …
The Central Water Commission will formally protest against a proposal to subsume it into a new organisation. The proposal that resulted from a report — A 21st Century Institutional Architecture for India’s Water Reforms: Restructuring the CWC and CGWB — of a high-powered committee led by Mihir Shah, member of …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, has sought a report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the status of two sweet water aquifers on the Puri beach. In an earlier report, CGWB had stated that anything between two and six per cent of the sweet …
Bhopal: From bone dry to flooded - all the districts of Madhya Pradesh which were either experiencing drought or facing seriously deficient rainfall are now flooded. Take the example of Damoh in the Bundelkhand region of MP, about 300 km from Bhopal. It faced three successive droughts, its inhabitants had …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Monday, expressed concern over the lackadaisical attitude of the West Bengal government in checking Arsenic menace in the state. On March 1, the Central Groundwater Board had submitted a report stating how several tubewells fitted with Arsenic-control kits are continuing …
Days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Delhi government to clean and restore all natural water bodies in the city, an environment activist has moved the green panel seeking its intervention to revive water bodies in the Dwarka sub-city here. The activist has sought directions for cleaning and reviving …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Diwan Singh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/06/2016 regarding the criticality of 33 water bodies situated in the Dwarka area of South West Delhi.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs. Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation & Others dated 06/06/2016 regarding water scarcity in Tehsil Kasauli, Solan District, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the State of Himachal Pradesh to file all annexures …
According to a Central Groundwater Board report as many as 650 cities and towns lie along polluted rivers, which contaminate groundwater About half of India's groundwater is contaminated, according to a Central Groundwater Board report. As many as 276 districts have high levels of fluoride, 387 districts report nitrates above …
Hyderabad too loses underground water, shows state data. Hyderabad: As per the state groundwater department, the average groundwater levels in the state fell by 2.89 metres in April, 2016 as compared to the same month last year. The steepest fall has been observed in Nizamabad, which plunged by 5.99 metre …
Expert for tough measures to save water. Hyderabad: Scientists at the NGRI have found that people in some parts of Hyderabad are drawing groundwater that has been in the deep pockets of the earth from 6,000 years. Except for some low-lying areas in the city, NGRI scientists found that the …
