Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on construction/renovation of dams, 13/08/2015. Central water Commission (CWC) under this ministry maintains ‘National Register of Large Dams (NRLD)’. As per NRLD, there are 4857 completed and 314 under construction large dams in the country. The state-wise/river-wise list of large dams completed and under construction …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shyam Singh Chauhan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/08/2015 regarding Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) plan to construct a 38 km long tunnel for the Luhri Hydro project in Himachal Pradesh. The Counsel …
PANJIM: In a major disclosure, the Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances (EC) for the controversial Virdi dam, currently in a legal battle before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT). “Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances for the Virdi dam …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanarayan Banchhor and Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2015 regarding diversion of 637.68 hectares of forest land for construction of lower Suktel Irrigation Project, Orissa.
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government assured the Supreme Court that it will go ahead with its plan to build the Dadhocha Dam, at the site allegedly being included in a housing scheme by private developers. A report submitted to the apex court on Monday on behalf the Punjab Irrigation Department said …
The Shramik Mukti Dal, an organization fighting for the rights of displaced people, has decided to hold protests at the various dams in the state on August 9 to attract attention of the state government to their issues. Bharat Patankar, president of the organization has warned that the people displaced …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Yog Raj V/s State of Himanchal Pradesh & Ors. dated 30/07/2015 regarding damage caused to the houses of the Applicants because of construction (especially tunnel) and other project activities carried out by the Project Proponent in …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on clearance for dams, 28/07/2015. The Ministry has received sixteen (16) proposals for construction of multipurpose, irrigations and flood control dams in the country during the last 3 years. Environmental clearance has been accorded to 12 projects. A list of these 12 projects is annexed.
Chhattisgarh and Odisha kept in dark, statutory public hearings not held and clearances never sought in 2 states Without completing the statutory public hearings in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has done away with a stop-work order against the Polavaram dam, allowing construction work …
It would take nearly 91 years for the Chhattisgarh water resources department to achieve the ambitious target of irrigating 75 per cent of the gross sown area (GSA) given the pace with which it had been implementing the plan, pointed the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. …
Visakhapatnam: The ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation (MoWR) has said that the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, prestigious Polavaram irrigation project is scheduled to be completed by 2018. In a written reply to queries raised by Vizag MP K. Haribabu and Ongole MP Y.V. Subba Reddy, Union …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Antrasingh Patel & Anr. V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 23/07/2015 regarding filling of Maheshwar dam upto EL 154 meters. The Tribunal also noted that "it was the obligation of the project proponent to have …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on approval for irrigation projects, 21/07/2015. The Government have received proposals for environmental clearance for irrigation projects from various states including Maharashtra. During the last 3 years and including current year, twelve (12) irrigation projects have been accorded environment clearance (EC). A list of these …
Tensions are rising over a large proposed dam that would flood six rural villages—and their microhydro systems—to provide power and water to cities. The villages draw on the nearby Papar River's current to generate enough power to run lights, refrigerators, and phone-chargers for up to 50 households. The systems, dubbed …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 07/07/2015 regarding settiing up of the Tidong - I Hydro Electric Power Project (100 MW) in District Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh on River Tidong.
Residents of the Pancheshwar valley have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to visit the area to ascertain whether the construction of a mega dam on the Kali river at Pancheshwar in Champawat along the Nepal border would benefit locals. India and Nepal have agreed to …
Cairo — Within two weeks, a tripartite meeting by Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia will be held in Khartoum to resume negotiations on the impact of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River's water provision on the two downstream countries. The decision was taken at a meeting of 12 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrie Tuithung & Ors Vs State of Manipur & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding Mapithel dam project in Manipur. Ritwick Dutta, Advocate appearing for the applicants has requested for the grant of an injunction on the ground …
when you think of an irrigation project? Water? Well, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the Union Union Ministry for Forests, Environment & Climate Change (MoEF). How else would it have cleared the the Rs 4,845 crore, 23.66 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) Krishna Marathwada Lift Irrigation Scheme …
PMKSY aims at providing irrigation facilities to every village The government has approved Rs 50,000 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for the next five years. The scheme aims at providing irrigation facilities to every village by converging the ongoing schemes being implemented by key ministries such …
