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 …
Factual and action taken report in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order, October 29, 2021 in Original Application 80/2021 (Satyendra Kumar Singh Vs State of Rajasthan & Others). Representatives of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and M/s Ansu Engineering visited the Activated Sludge Process based 30 MLD STP plant of …
Report of the Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 124 of 2021 (Sunaina Vs State of Punjab & Others) in compliance of the National Green Tribunal orders (June 4, 2021 and September 22, 2021). The matter related to failure of statutory authorities in Punjab and Chandigarh to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/01/2022. Grievance in the application is against construction activities in flood plain zone of river Ganga. Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh is constructing toilets in the said area illegally and discharging untreated waste …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/01/2022. Grievance in the application is against construction activities in flood plain zone of river Ganga. Municipal Corporation, Rishikesh is constructing toilets in the said area illegally and discharging untreated waste …
Status report by way of affidavit on behalf of Department of Irrigation, Uttarakhand in Original Application No. 248 of 2021 in the matter of Vipin Nayyar Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to construction activities at the bank of river Ganga, where public toilets are being constructed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Acharya Damodar Shastri & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/12/2021. Grievance in the application is against failure of the state authorities in preventing discharge of untreated sewage and waste water/effluents from Vrindavan and Kosi towns in river …
Report of the Oversight Committee in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order passed in O.A. No. 102/2021 in the matter of Acharya Damodar Shastri & Others Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to failure of the authorities in preventing discharge of untreated sewage and waste water/effluents …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Behari Lal Chaturvedi Vs Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 10/12/2021. Grievance in the application is against alleged encroachment of Yamuna floodplain by Yamuna Mission, Mathura. It is stated that though ostensibly acting to preserve and clean river Yamuna …
Metal contamination in river water is increasingly becoming common in India. Presence of metals in river water in excesses may cause a significant threat to human health and ecological systems. The present report attempts to provide the water quality scenario of Indian rivers in respect of trace and toxic metals. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sudhan Das Vs State of Asssm & Others dated 26/11/2021. The matter related to discharge of sewerage and other wastes by boats and houseboats into the rivers Dibru, Brahmaputra and Dangori in Tinsukia district, Assam. Affidavit …
Water pollution caused by microplastics generated from land-based sources (e.g. as tire-wear particles, broken road markings, synthetic textile microfibre from washing, microbeads from personal care products, discharged domestic wastewater from households, and others) is attracting attention in many countries and regions around the world as an emerging environmental problem, not …
This third edition of report on "water quality hotspots in rivers of India” is based on the data of 10 nos. of water quality parameters observed during 2010-2020 at 588 water quality monitoring stations out of 764 stations of CWC. The eight parameters: pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2021. The issue for consideration is the remedial action against violation of environmental norms by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and its contractors - M/s Gammon India Ltd (GIL), the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Negi Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 07/10/2021. The application sought enforcement of order of the NGT, November 22, 2019 (O.A No. 884/2019) directing remedial action against damage to the environment on account of burning of garbage and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Saikhowa Sadiya Min Samabai Samity Limited Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to discharge of effluents by M/s Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL). The Original Application was filed by Saikhowa Sadiya Min …
This study identifies the impacts of plastic pollution on land and freshwater migratory species protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The CMS report is the result of a collaboration between CMS and the UN Environment Programme as part of the Japan-funded CounterMEASURE …
Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters as alkaline as bleach, according to a report published. Water Witness International's (WWI) report featured the polluted rivers in Lesotho in southern Africa and Tanzania to highlight the risks posed as global …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudhan Das Vs State of Assam & Others dted 16/08/2021. The matter related to discharge of sewerage and other wastes released by the boats and houseboats allowed to ply in the rivers Brahmaputra, Dibru and Dangori in Tinsukia district, Assam. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ambarnath Sengupta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/08/2021. The matter related to idol immersion in rivers and waterbodies. The NGT directed the state governments/Union Territories to inform the court on whether the rules …
Joint Committee report in O.A. 33/2018 (WZ) in the matter of Sanjay Bhegade & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 11/08/2021. The matter related to illegal constructions in Pawananagar, Pune, Maharashtra. The survey done by the Forest Department, Pune found that 10 out of 63 constructions were in …
