Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vinod Kumar Jain Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 23/02/2015 regarding rainwater harvesting systems to be made mandatory for all existing government buildings in Delhi. The Tribunal has directed "the NCT of Delhi, DJB, DPCC …
With water crisis worsening in the city, the Delhi Government has been directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to assess possibility of harvesting rain water on some of the flyovers across the city. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Government and the Central Ground …
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre after a special team constituted by it found that the rainwater harvesting systems were non-functional. Noting that installing rainwater systems was their corporate social …
The Delhi Development Authority on Monday saw approval of chapters on environment and transport in Master Plan 2021 in its board meeting chaired by the Lieutenant-Governor. This is in keeping with the DDA’s emphasis on transit-oriented development (TOD), green buildings and rain water harvesting to improve quality of life in …
Even as government agencies build stormwater drains across the city, SWARAN, a citizens’ network, is teaming up with voluntary organisations to oppose the move. The group claims that such structures do not provide a sustainable solution to flooding. Pointing out the problems caused by road digging in Indira Nagar, Adyar, …
A high-level Environment Ministry panel has accorded green signal to the development of no-frill airports at Kishangarh in Rajasthan's Ajmer and Belgaum in Karnataka. The Expert Appraisal Committee for Projects related to Infrastructure Development, however, did not express a lenient view towards Airport Authority of India's proposal to have a …
Watershed morphometric analysis is important for controlling floods and planning restoration actions. The present study is focused on the identification of suitable sites for locating water harvesting structures using morphometric analysis and multi-criteria based decision support system. The Hathmati watershed of river Hathmati at Idar taluka, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat is …
To make the Kosi river, lifeline of Almora town, perennial and clean, a group of volunteers from Almora town today reached Kantli, Tyunsal and Someshwar villages in the Takula block and made the villagers aware of the receding water level of the river and its consequences on the life of …
The state government on Wednesday announced to undertake roof top rain water harvesting on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharsuguda and Brajarajnagar in the first phase and the project will be expanded later. The government has set a target to spend Rs 100 crore on this project in …
The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to spend Rs.100 crore in creating rainwater harvesting structures (RHS) in urban areas over next five years. In the first phase, urban areas such as Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharusguda and Brajarajnagar have been identified for implementation of RHS schemes through the Water Resource Department. …
Brushing aside concerns raised by environmentalists, the Narendra Modi Government on Tuesday announced its intent to go ahead with interlinking of rivers “come what may” by removing or addressing “obstacles” that may come in the way of executing the ambitious project first conceived by BJP veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The …
CHENNAI: After the success of rainwater harvesting technique, Tamil Nadu government is planning to put to use the excess rain water let out in the storm water drains by linking it to water bodies. Chennai Corporation sources told Express that a consultant is now preparing a detailed project report so …
Even as Tamil Nadu grapples with a poor monsoon and water shortage, people of Coimbatore have taken it upon themselves to ensure not a single household suffers from a shortage of drinking water. Spearheading the city's initiative to ensure efficient water management is Siruthuli, an NGO working in the field …
NEW DELHI: A high-level panel has recommended environment clearance, with some riders, for the expansion of mining project of CIL's arm, Western Coalfields Ltd, in Maharashtra. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) "after detailed deliberations, recommended for granting EC (Environment Clearance) with...specific conditions", according to an official document. The conditions are …
Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks’ based on C&AG; Report No.21 of 2012-13 Union Government (Railways) – Performance Audit. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was laid on the Table …
The National Level Monitoring team of the Ministry of Rural Development has said in its recent survey report that more than 75 per cent of the Piped Water Supply schemes are non-functional in 4 per cent of the villages that it visited in Anantnag, Doda, Kathua and Leh districts. The …
ISLAMABAD - Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has successfully completed 40,000 rain harvesting schemes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a cost of Rs 550 million. Project Director Syed Zaheer Hussain Gardeizi submitted project completion details in recently held weekly progress meeting chaired by Deputy Chairman …
Show-cause notices to 15 hotels; 28 malls, builders, developers Over a dozen five-star hotels have been asked by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to explain why are they not harvesting rainwater and why should action not be taken against them. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar issued show-cause …
The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to file a comprehensive status report stating as to how many metro stations have installed rainwater harvesting systems. A bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed DMRC to file the status report within three weeks and posted the matter …
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday directed the Delhi Development Authority to chart the draft regulations and layout plan for green buildings as proposed in the Master Plan, 2021. Various incentives like property tax rebate, increased floor area ratio are also being considered for such constructions. A meeting was held …
