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 …
The India Resource Center welcomes new guidelines by the government which strengthen regulations governing use of groundwater by industries. The new guidelines by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) - the national groundwater regulatory agency - become effective from November 16, and are significant because they will apply to industries …
A petition on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari, the site of a waste treatment plant that has been lying defunct for almost two years and now virtually a landfill with thousands of tonnes of garbage, will come up for hearing in the National Green Tribunal on October 28. The petition has …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday constituted a committee comprising officials from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Delhi government while directing it to hold a meeting within three weeks on the issue of landfill sites in the Capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said …
Unauthorized harnessing of groundwater for construction purposes has caught the National Green Tribunal's attention which has issued notice to 14 builders in Delhi-NCR for extracting water flouting rules. A bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after perusing inspection reports filed by the local commissioners who …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Vasant Vihar in South Delhi to immediately provide clean drinking water to the residents of the area owing to water shortage. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the SDM to hold a meeting with the …
GURGAON: City's unauthorised colonies will get community water supply soon, a top official said on Monday. "Drinking water supply in Gurgaon's authorised colonies is satisfactory. As for the unauthorized colonies, we've decided to provide water through tankers from now on," said deputy commissioner T L Satyaparkash. The state government has …
The National Green Tribunal has cleared the re-opening of over 70 hotels near the Indira Gandhi International Airport after they were shut down for lack of requisite permissions. A bench headed by the NGT chairperson, Justice Swatanter Kumar, passed a slew of directions after Mahilpalpur Association of Hotels and Guest …
Around 78 hotels in Mahipalpur, near IGI airport, are facing closure for operating without permission from civic agencies as well as pollution watchdog Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The hotels, mostly preferred by people on business trips due to their proximity to the airport, have been temporarily shut down by DPCC. …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on an NGO's plea seeking action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which are not complying with mandatory pollution standards. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi passed the order after the …
The National Green Tribunal today issued notice to the Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on an NGO's plea seeking action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which are not complying with mandatory pollution standards. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi passed the order after the …
“Ensure meat shops are properly regulated” The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed a ban on illegal slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh and directed State authorities to ensure that meat shops are properly regulated. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said slaughter houses which do not have …
There are a number of notifications and orders on rainwater harvesting but few of them have been implemented. Experts and residents also complain that there is no policy detailing how to pursue the projects and which agency is responsible for monitoring of them. The ministry of urban development and poverty …
Policy Muddle Equally To Blame For Programme's Failure For years the city has drawn more water from the ground than what rain puts back inside. At most places, water is found at more than 50-metre depth. Aware of the approaching crisis, Delhi high court had forced the city government to …
With water problem looming large over city residents, the National Green Tribunal has cracked the whip on illegal extraction of water and directed sealing of all "unauthorised" borewells operating in Vasant Vihar area here. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the sub divisional magistrate (SDM) of …
Not satisfied with the functioning of rainwater harvesting system in their premises, the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to medical superintendents of 17 hospitals here. Perusing a report filed by a joint inspection team, a bench, headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed them to show cause why …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Bhim Singh & Ors. Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 28/04/2015 regarding unauthorised, illegal borewells operating in Delhi and they are being run by the water mafia for selling water at very high …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to inspect Coca Cola's bottling plant in Varanasi and submit record of water consumption and effluent discharge of the unit. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi also directed …
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) today told the National Green Tribunal that groundwater level in Noida is under "stress" and recommended cap on number of houses being owned by individuals. "Ground water in Noida area is under more stress than Greater Noida which is currently under developmental stage industrially. Although …
Alarmed over the depleting water table in Delhi-NCR, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to ensure that no illegal extraction of groundwater takes place in Gurgaon. The green court's direction came on Wednesday while it was hearing a case related to the extraction …
Concerned over the “unusually” high water table in a DDA colony here, which is allegedly posing threat to buildings, the Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to find out the reason behind it. A Bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued the direction to the Delhi Jal …
