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 …
The report contextualises the current status of water quality and biodiversity in the Rio Doce watershed, providing selected data and information on the physical, chemical and biological quality of the water and an overview of the terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity since the dam rupture. A review of the integrated …
In this volume, and effort has been made to compile the Acts and Rules concerning protection and improvement of environment being implemented by the Environment Ministry/Departments as well as the Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control Committees at the Central, State and Union Territory levels. The current volume is …
Affidavit cum compliance report by the government of Rajasthan in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order July 22, 2020 in the matter of Resident of village Adampur, PO Masodi Khera, Dholpur district Vs State of Rajasthan. The matter related to compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 for …
Report on behalf of Telangana State Pollution Control Board in the matter of Lubna Sarwath Vs Government of Telangana dated 22/03/2021. The NGT had taken Suo Motu of the mails sent by Dr. Lubna Sarwath, an NGO organisation on Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake pollution. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board inspected the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raghav Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2021. The application sought directions to take remedial action to prevent untreated sewage/effluent being discharged in the storm water drains in Karkarmodel, situated in Municipal Corporation Ward No. 43. at Sahibabad …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Stench Grips Mansa's Sacred Ghaggar River dated 16/03/2021. The issue for consideration was the remedial action for abatement of pollution of river Ghaggar. The NGT in its order March 16, 2021 noted that the recommendations of the Committee with respect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Vijayakumar, Madhavi Farms Vs State of Karnataka dated 15/03/2021. The issue for consideration was remedial measures against degradation of Bhujangadasanahalli lake in Anekal taluk, Bangalore South. Report filed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) stated that sewage …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Karnataka dated 12/03/2021. The issue for consideration was remedial action for restoration of Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes at Bangalore, including preventing discharge and dumping of pollutants, removing encroachments from catchment area …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shamshul Haq Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/03/2021. The appellant, Shamshul Haq ran a unit engaged in washing/dyeing jeans in a residential area. The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) directed the closure of the …
Affidavit by the state of Karnataka in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Karnaraka on Bellandur and Varthur lake. Sarakki 5 MLD STP, Chikkabeguru 5 MLD STP, Hulimavu 10 MLD STP, Agram 35 MLD STP have been completed and commissioned. While Madivala 4 MLD STP, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Harish Solanki Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 09/03/2021. Prayer in the application was for closure of industries discharging industrial waste in rivers Tapti and Kshipra in Burhanpur, Ujjain and Dewas districts, Madhya Pradesh. The NGT in its …
Report filed by the Additional Chief Secretary to Kerala government in the matter of Shibu Manuel Vs Kerala State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 03/03/2021. The matter related to steps to control the pollution of river Periyar. The report mentioned that the Committee constituted for the purpose had taken …
Inspection report of the Joint Committee as per the National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, Chennai order January 21, 2021 in Original Application No. 64/2020. The matter related to high TDS level in the water collected from the borewells and TDS, chlorides and hardness of Minjur town which were not in …
In past 5 years since the last report on inventorisation of STPs was released in 2015, substantial sewage treatment capacities have been added. However, still a vast gap remains in sewage generation and treatment capacities. Through this report on "National Inventory of Sewage Treatment Plants in India - 2021", attempts …
Action plan submitted by the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Telangana in Suo Motu application No. 27 of 2016. The NGT January 29, 2021 directed the concerned authorities to file independent response to the NGT regarding the action plan that they are going to take to implement the direction …
In India, around three lakh children die of water-borne diseases every year, with diarrhoea alone causing more than 50 per cent of the deaths. Despite the primary sources of water in the country—groundwater and surface water—being highly contaminated, only 32 per cent of the Indian households get water from a …
Report/submissions on behalf of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation in the matter of Dr. Balakrishna A. Shelar Vs State of Maharashtra dated 24/02/2021. The NGT in its order of July 16, 2020 directed the Irrigation Department to complete the process of demarcation of the red and blue line expeditiously. The court also …
Monthly progress report by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for the month of January 2021 in the matter of Original Application No. 673 of 2018 in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order, September 24, 2020. The matter relates to steps taken by the state of Chhattisgarh to control river …
Action taken report on behalf of Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order September 3, 2020. The matter related to failure in taking remedial action against collected garbage and sewage on the bank of Uttar Pradesh-Agra …
This perspective paper by the Friends of Groundwater (FoG) group aims to give a compelling argument for the importance of groundwater quality for human development and ecosystem health. It also provides a global overview of the current knowledge, with focus on data coverage, gaps and technological advances. It is a …
