Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
AGRA: The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on Monday told the National Green Tribunal that it would not allow slaughter houses to run in the state, especially BulandShahr, Ghaziabad, Sambhal and Aligarh, without having valid consent to operate under Water Act and Air Act. It further said actions would be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satpal & Ors. Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. dated 28/07/2016 regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by 43 bottling units, Faridabad, Haryana. CGWA has revealed in its reply that CGWA had declared the whole of Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and …
Pollution & Civic Agencies To Reply By Aug 17 The Delhi high court has asked all civic agencies whether they have taken steps to encourage rainwater harvesting in the national capital and sought a detailed report from them on the current status of their initiatives. A bench of Justices B …
The NGT directive came after a plea expressed concern over the depletion of the water table in Delhi. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to clean and restore all the natural water bodies in Delhi within three weeks. The directive came after a plea expressed concern over …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has finalised its rainwater harvesting policy and plans to roll it out before the onset of the monsoon. Having issued new, simplified designs for RWH structures, the water utility has given residents time till June 30 2016 to install the same, failing which a penalty …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Yash Papers Ltd. Vs. Krishan Kant Singh & Ors. dated 16/05/2016 regarding pollution caused by M/s. Yash Paper Ltd., Darshan Nagar, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Joint Inspection Report of the paper industry points out three deficiencies: 1. installation of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Shanmuga Aqua Industries Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 27/04/2016 regarding running of a packaged drinking water Unit without obtaining consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and also without obtaining …
Gurgaon: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), in the affidavit filed on Tuesday before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has partially agreed to the allegation in a petition that the groundwater in Aravalis is being polluted by untreated waste lying near Bandhwari waste treatment plant on Gurgaon-Faridabad Road. In its …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. M/S Aadi Best Consortium Pvt. Ltd. dated 19/04/2016 regarding extraction of ground water by Adi Best Consortium Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Counsel appearing on behalf of Shailesh Singh admits that the water from the bore well …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit within two weeks a list of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged they were discharging untreated effluents in Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries. It also asked Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to file …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Takshi Auto Components Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection Pollution Control Board dated 08/04/2016 regarding pollution caused by M/s Takshi Auto Components Pvt. Ltd. The report of the joint inspection team has been filed. The Counsel appearing for the …
Massive extraction of groundwater by the Railways to clean train coaches and platforms has caught the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which on Thursday asked the national transporter to respond to a plea alleging this was being done “indiscriminately and illegally”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
The principal bench passed the direction, while hearing a plea alleging unauthorised extraction of groundwater by three five-star hotels in Delhi. In response to a petition concerning unauthorised extraction of groundwater, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit a list of hotels which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. dated 23/03/2016 regarding rain water harvesting systems in hotels, hospitals and malls. Counsel appearing for the Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Jal Board have stated before the Tribunal that there …
New Rules Cleared, More Time For Compliance Delhi Jal Board has given residents more time to adopt rainwater harvesting (RWH) by deferring penalty for non-compliance to June and issued new guidelines to make the process simpler. The water utility had identified various problems with the earlier rules that were deterring …
It may be too late to do anything about the current water crisis now, but Delhi can prevent a repeat by reviving its neglected lakes, strictly implementing rainwater harvesting and recycling water. With the main sources of Delhi's water — the Yamuna and the Munak Canal — being polluted and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of MukeshYadav Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 29/02/2016 regarding illegal digging of the land area up to 40 feet deep for the purpose of construction near village Bishrakh, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Case of the Applicant …
Nagpur: Taking serious note about prevalence of fluorosis in most parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, the Pune-bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the collectors from 12 districts to ensure that groundwater sources having higher fluoride contents should be discontinued, either by identifying alternate sources or by …
Hyderabad: Industries in Patancheru mandal of Medak district are not just polluting the environment but also exploiting ground water without permission. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board noticed that seven companies were extracting ground water without obtaining permission from the Central Ground Water Authority which is mandatory. Of these, seven …
Coca-Cola's bottling arm Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages may face disruptions at one of its bigger plants after environment watchdog National Green Tribunal issued a notice to the company seeking explanations on its plant's drainage and waste "polluting" the environment. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said "facts in a pollution report" it …
