Wetlands

Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the conservation of the water body Agula Bandha, Berhampur, Odisha, 20/05/2025

Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …

Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the conservation of the water body Agula Bandha, Berhampur, Odisha, 20/05/2025

Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …

Affidavit by Wetland Authority of Delhi regarding increased urban flooding in Delhi and its connection to the disappearance of water bodies, 07/04/2025

Affidavit by Wetland Authority of Delhi in OA No 1117 of 2024 News item titled From oasis to forsaken where did appearing in the Hindustan Times, dated August 16, 2024. The affidavit of April 7, 2025 was in compliance with the NGT order, December 11, 2024. The matter is related …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala, 07/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal the matter of Krishna Das KV Vs State of Kerala dated 07/01/2025. The matter is related to pollution in in Ashtamudi lake, Kollam district, Kerala. The NGT received a report from Justice A V Ramakrishna Pillai, Chairman, State Level Monitoring Committee, Kerala reporting massive …

Response on behalf of the DPCC on water bodies in Delhi, 05/12/2024

Response on behalf of the DPCC with respect to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated August 30, 2024. The matters related to increased urban flooding in Delhi and its connection to the disappearance of water bodies in the capital. In compliance with decisions taken by the Integrated Drain Management …

Report by Wetland Authority of Delhi on construction of 10 wetlands / waterbodies at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi, 04/12/2024

Report by Wetland Authority of Delhi in OA No 513 of 2024 news item titled "10 wetlands in Asola to conserve rainwater" appearing in the Times of India dated March 12, 2024. The report dated December 4, 2024 is in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated May …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of 6 ponds in village Mundka, Delhi, 02/12/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Jeet Singh Yadav Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 02/12/2024. The matter related to restoration of 6 ponds in Delhi which have been occupied unauthorizedly or otherwise filled in by raising constructions. In the order dated …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of wetlands of Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir, 06/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nadeem Ahmad Dar Vs Union Territory of J&K dated 06/03/2024. The application by Nadeem Ahmad Dar, Member of Eco-Development Committee, Lalpora Pampore said that the wetlands of Pampore are facing danger due to the poor quality of works relating to …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms during the execution of the Netravathi Waterfront Promenade Project, Mangaluru, Karnataka, 05/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Netravati Waterfront Promenade Project is Hurting Lives of Common people Stakeholders" appearing in Manglorean dated 26.01.2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled "Netravati Waterfront Promenade Project is hurting …

Action taken report by District Magistrate Chamoli regarding Benital lake, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, 26/02/2024

Action taken report by way of affidavit on behalf of District Chamoli through District Magistrate, Chamoli, Uttarakhand in compliance of NGT order dated November 9, 2023. The matter is related to the protection of Benital lake. It has been reported that the size of the lake has reduced to the …

Governing urban wetlands in India: a pathway to sustainable urbanisation

Wetlands are important ecosystems that provide benefits such as flood control, water purification, and biodiversity conservation. In India, however, wetlands are threatened by pollution, encroachment, and rampant real estate development. This brief assesses the East Kolkata Wetlands to illustrate the challenges of preserving urban wetlands in India. It also presents …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of lake buffer zone of Pattandur Agrahara lake, Mahadevpura, Karnataka, 23/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Lake buffer zone encroached to make illegal roads in Bengaluru’s Mahadevpura" appearing in Express News Service dated 25.12.2023. The matter related to unauthorized construction of roads over lake buffer zone near Pattandur Agrahara lake, Mahadevpura, Karnataka. As …

Report filed by the Wetland Authority of India regarding the remedial action taken to ensure rejuvenation of the Najafgarh Jheel, 21/12/2023

Report filed by the Wetland Authority of India regarding the remedial action taken to ensure rejuvenation of the Najafgarh Jheel (lake) situated on the Delhi-Gurgaon border. The water body falls partly in NCT of Delhi and partly in Haryana. The monitoring of water quality is being done on a quarterly …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of Dhanauri Wetlands in Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 20/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Arya Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2023. The matter related to protection of Dhanauri Wetlands in Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar. NGT directed the state of Uttar Pradesh to place on record a detailed map clearly depicting …

Report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board on the proposed solid waste transfer facility near Ummed Ganj Pakshi Vihar Conservation Reserve, Kota district, Rajasthan, …

Report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tapeshwar Singh Bhati Vs Commissioner, Nagar Nigam (North) Kota and Others dated 25/07/2023. The matter related to whether a proposed solid waste transfer facility is within the wetland or the 'zone of influence …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding wetland conservation in India, 10/07/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M K Balakrishnan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/07/2023. The matter related to wetlands in India. The apex court was apparaised of the fact that since the orders of the SC (February 8, 2017 and …

Protection of wetlands in Goa: Case comes up before the NGT

The NGT directed that the issue of protection of wetlands in Goa be put up before the court, September 5, 2023. The matter was filed before the court in the year 2017. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh noted that the prayers made in the application are to the …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction on Khazan lands, Cavelossim village, Goa, 03/07/2023

The National Green Tribunal set aside the order passed by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) dated June 15, 2022 whereby GCZMA had dismissed the proceedings against Bina Bedi and Gurudeep Singh Bedi which was filed by two residents of Cavelossim village for carrying out illegal construction and illegal …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activities near Upper Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 02/05/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Faraz Azam Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2023. The grievance of the applicant is that the project proponent, Lake Courtyard Heights undertaking construction activities within 50 meters distance from the Upper Lake. Construction …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of areas around Bhoj wetland, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 21/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rashid Noor Khan Vs BMC & Others dated 21/03/2023. The complaint was that the Bhopal Municipal Corporation is permitting construction of permanent and semi-permanent nature around Bhoj wetland - which is prohibited under Wetland (Conservation and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding filling up of a waterbody within the premises of Howrah Jute Mills, Kolkata, West Bengal, 16/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of SK. Mujibar Rehman Vs State of West Bengal dated 16/03/2023. Grievance in this application is against filling up of a water body within the mill premises of Howrah Jute Mills at G.T Road, Howrah (South), Kolkata. The said water body …

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