Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Measuring policy progress on agriculture and water policies is essential to help decision makers identify necessary policy changes and understand how further progress may be achieved to improve agricultural water management. A thorough review of existing evaluations of agriculture and water policies suggests three types of progress to be measured: …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chaudhary Ompal & Others Vs State of Haryana dated 30/06/2021. Grievance in the application was against discharge of untreated industrial effluents at village Hamidi, district Yamunanagar, Haryana. The drain carrying the effluent is connected to Dhanaura Escape, village Dabkoli, Indri, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jeevan Lal Barbaiya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 23/06/2021 regarding encroachment of Budhi talab (water body) in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. In the early days, the Budhi talab used to be full of water, …
Updated report of the Oversight Committee, National Green Tribunal, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in the matter of Original Application No. 116/2014 (Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others) dated 21/06/2021.The matter related to remedial action on the contamination of water bodies and groundwater, specially Ramgarh lake, Ami river, Rapti river …
More than 8,000 million metric tons of plastic have been made since the beginning of large-scale plastic production in the 1950s. As a consequence, plastic debris is present in all ecosystems, including remote locations such as mountain lakes and polar sea ice. Oceans are the most prominent example of widespread …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lubna Sarwath Vs Govt. of Telangana dated 15/06/2021. Restoration of Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla a historic heritage water body of around 104 acres, opposite National Police Academy, Shivrampally, Hyderabad, is the question for consideration. On receiving a complaint that water body was being …
Committee report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order on illegal shrimp farms in Pittivanipalli, Padarthivari Kandriga and Ranganathapuram village of Chittamur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The report mentioned that there are 167 farmers cultivating shrimp farming in 289 aqua ponds in Pittivanipalli, Padarthivari Kandriga and Ranganathapuram village. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sanjay Rao & Others Vs State of Karnataka dated 10/06/2021. The issue for consideration is the remedial action against pollution of Kithiganahalli lake situated behind Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, within remits of Bommasandra Pura Sabha, Anekal, Karnataka. The report filed …
Report filed by the Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) before the NGT in the matter of Suo Motu (based on the news item in Deccan Herald dated September 18, 2020 'Vrishabhavathi water turns frothy dark yellow') Vs Forest, Environment and Ecology Department, Government of Karnataka & Others. A storm water …
Joint Committee report in the matter of Dr. Lubna Sarwath Vs State of Telangana & Others dated 09/06/2021 regarding measures taken for mitigating pollution in Hussain Sagar lake. The Joint Committee has requested the NGT to issue directions to the concerned departments for submitting a time bound action plan to …
Report by the Department of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh in Original Application No. 490 of 2019 (T.S. Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others). The matter pertains to the prevention of discharge of untreated sewage into river Sai at Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. In compliance with the NGT order, October …
Report submitted to the National Green Tribunal by Pallavapuram Municipality, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on the matter of sewage dumped into Putheri lake in Pallavapuram. The report said that the pumping/lifting station has been upgraded and the provision of a generator would ensure that the lifting station would function even during …
Report by the Erode city municipal corporation submitted to the National Green Tribunal on the matter of dried Cauvery river filled up with waste water. Sewage of 33.75 MLD is generated from Erode city municipal corporation limit. The corporation has installed a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 50.55 …
Compliance report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Original Application No. 105/2019 (Ajitsinh Bharubha Vaghela Vs State of Gujarat) by the Urban Development & Urban Housing Department, Gujarat and Gujarat Pollution Control Board. The matter related to disposal of untreated industrial effluents in Kharicut Canal …
Updated report of Oversight Committee in compliance of National Green Tribunal order passed in Original Application No. 490 of 2019 in Re: T. S. Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh with regard to prevention of discharge of untreated sewage into Sai river at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh. No progress has …
In 2015, a global study estimating inputs of plastic waste into the oceans ranked Indonesia as the second largest contributor to plastic marine pollution. In 2017, another study ranked four Indonesian rivers in the world’s most polluting top 20. The challenge of plastic waste and marine debris requires a robust …
The European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” – a key deliverable of the European Green Deal and the main topic of this year's EU Green Week. It sets out an integrated vision for 2050: a world where pollution is reduced to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of 'In Re: Remediation of polluted rivers' dated 07/05/2021. The petition was filed by the Delhi Jal Board seeking a direction to the state of Haryana to ensure enough water supply to maintain the level of water at Wazirabad pond …
Order of the Madras High Court regarding water pollution at Amaravati river, Tamil Nadu. The petition filed in public interest suggests that the wanton permission accorded by the Tamil Nadu government to industries near the banks of Amaravati has resulted in industrial effluents being discharged into the flowing water rendering …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of 'In re remediation of polluted rivers' dated 19/04/2021. The Delhi Jal Board had filed a Writ Petition in the SC seeking a direction to the state of Haryana to ensure cessation of discharge of pollutants that increase concentration of …
