Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bonigi Rangaiah Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 22/01/2024. The matter related to spillages during the course of handling the loading, unloading, storage and transportation of coal falling on the road and dumping yards in the Adani Krishnapatnam …
ANJIM: South West Port Limited (SWPL) has withdrawn its application filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that pleaded for a modification of its country wide order prohibiting the grant of environment clearances to projects in absence of an integrated coastal management plan for the State. The Expert Appraisal Committee …
Demand that Government ask the authority to revisit its move; Accuse the coastal authority of succumbing to the coal lobby VASCO: Terming the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s (GCZMA) decision to recommend the Mormugao Port Trust’s (MPT) capital dredging project proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …
Pollution Control Board to decide on various matters including consent to operate to around 25 iron ore mining leases PANJIM: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will on Monday hear M/s Jindal South West Port Ltd (SWPL) on the issue of excess coal handling and consequent air pollution in …
ALAPPUZHA: Finally, Alappuzha marina and passenger terminal project is taking wings. The project has received CRZ clearance from the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority and Kerala State Pollution Control Board has also completed the public hearing of the project. Alappuzha port officer Abraham V Kuriakose said that the project will …
PANJIM: In a revelation which exposes the manner in which the MPT and South West Port Limited (SWPL) went about its business of handling excess coal, literally snubbing Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), it is clear that the directive to reduce coal handling by 25 percent was merrily flouted …
VASCO: Despite Goa Chief Minister’s letter to the Central government opposing further expansion of existing coal handling facilities at Mormugao Port, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has recommended grant of environmental and CRZ clearance for the proposed terminal capacity …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the …
In October, during an investigation into health hazards posed by the transport of coal across Goa, The Indian Express had reported that SWPL has been exceeding its import capacity since 2012. THE GOA State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Thursday filed a criminal complaint against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and …
CHENNAI: The South Indian Fishermen Welfare Association has demanded compensation to fishermen in Nochikuppam who were affected by demonetisation, cyclone Vardah and Chennai oil spill. The association held a meeting at Nochikuppam in Santhome on Sunday. It said demonitisation, which was announced on November 8 last year, affected the fisherfolk, …
With over 80 per cent of global trade by volume and more than 70 per cent of its value being carried on board ships and handled by seaports worldwide, the importance of maritime transport for trade and development cannot be overemphasized. Recognizing the sector’s strategic function, the global policy framework …
The last of the statutory and regulatory clearances for the deal comes through Decks have been cleared for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) to formally acquire Kattupalli port near Chennai from L&T; Shipbuilding Ltd (LTSB) after a government agency cleared the bifurcation of the environment and coastal …
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has flagged concerns regarding the award for work for Haldia multi-modal terminal even as a final order on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance is pending. In an advisory sent in August, the MoS told the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), that it should have …
CHENNAI: About 10 months after it was involved in a collision with another ship causing oil spill on Chennai coast, an Iranian gas carrier- BW Maple -got a court nod to leave Chennai port.On Tuesday, the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar said, "there is …
VASCO: The hearing on the joint Public interest litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa by the fishermen group from Khariwado and Baina seeking stay on the maintenance dredging undertaken by the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) was held on Wednesday and HC has now passed an order …
Vasco fishermen cry foul over the gross contempt of the NGT directions by MPT for allegedly undertaking dredging work VASCO: In an interesting development, fishermen group from Khariwado and Baina have filed a joint Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking stay on the …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked Kamarajar port to stop dredging activities temporarily, until the expert committee, constituted to investigate the ecological damage caused in Ennore, submits its report. Though the port made a submission before the bench stating that all dredged materials …
VASCO: Even as Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has started dredging work in the navigation channel and turning circles claiming it as annual maintenance, the concerned citizens from Vasco fear that the port trust is increasing the depth for bigger ships to come inside the Mormugao port. The concerned citizens suspect …
PANJIM: National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and the State Environment Department will jointly assess the environmental damage caused by casino vessel Lucky 7, which has partially sunk at Miramar beach. The vessel has been grounded on the beach since July 16. Simultaneously, Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd, which owns the …
The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently issued directions to the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to mitigate the pollution, including covering stocks with tarpaulin and mechanization of ore handling. According to the information, E Thirunavukkarasu, a scientist from MoEFCC Bangalore regional office inspected Mormugao Port Trsut (MPT) …
Bosch Ltd, a supplier of technology and services, has commissioned a 4 MW solar project for the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). The project, executed by the Bosch Energy and Building Solutions (BEBS) team in India, is a ground-mounted installation on a land area of close to 18 acres. It …
