Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M. Saravanan Vs Government of Tamil Nadu - Environment and Forest Department dated 01/09/2016 regarding widening a stretch of 35 km road adjoining the Megamalai Reserved Forest in Theni district, Tamil Nadu. National Green Tribunal in its …
They alleged the contractor companies and sub contractors are damaging the environment, including water bodies and rivulets by dumping muck into them. The contractor companies engaged by National Highway Authority of India for upgrading and widening Jammu-Srinagar highway from Nowgam Banihal to Nashri are allegedly taking undue advantage of the …
The land ministry plans to draft a multilateral framework that could help developing nations in Asia make better use of their land through careful planning, government sources said. The sources said the ministry will propose the framework at the U.N. Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in …
DEHRADUN: The state government has marked over 10,000 trees on the 30 km stretch between Harsil and Gangotri, which will be cut down for widening of road. The environmentalists are terming the exercise as a major ecological disaster in the eco-sensitive zone of Garhwal Himalayas. "It is ironical that on …
Solid waste from the Ghazipur landfill site in East Delhi would be used in the construction of Delhi-Meerut Expressway, a section of NH-24, in a move aimed at curbing pollution in the city. The standing committee of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday approved the proposal that would pave …
Kampala — As the debate on the proposed government amendments to the Land Act rages on, the Uganda National Roads Authority has also proposed new amendments to the Land Acquisition Act, 1965 as a measure to expedite infrastructure projects in the country and check the skyrocketing compensation costs. The Lands …
The high court has asked the AAP government to give information about the number of trees that were felled for widening of the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur road in south Delhi. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva recently asked Delhi government and its public works department (PWD) to file an affidavit listing the number of trees …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding felling of trees for the Parwanoo-Solan four-laning project, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the Chief Conservator of Forest, State of Himachal Pradesh to file his …
If the Centre accepts recommendations of these reports, 60% of the Ghats will be opened up for development and will affect the water security of millions. Millions of Indians living in the six Western Ghat states will have to wait longer before the Centre takes a final call on eco-sensitive …
The tourism department has decided to set up aerial ropeway at Kotappakonda hill shrine. The project will be developed under design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) mode via public private partnership. The initial cost of the project has been estimated at Rs 7.1 crore. However, the project cost may …
For developing a robust road network in Chhattisgarh, the State Government has sanctioned Rs2,800 crore for constructing 27 new roads. Chief Minster Raman Singh on Monday, while chairing a meeting of Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC) held at the Mantralaya, here green signalled the proposals. Officials in the know of …
Four-laning project already behind schedule due to bad weather The Parwanoo-Solan four-laning project has suffered a major setback with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposing a ban on the felling of trees. Against the target of 10 per cent, only 8 per cent work has been completed so far. “The …
Modi government’s North East push will only see 7.5 per cent road target achieved New Delhi: Even as poor road connectivity in India’s North East region continues to stall the government’s ‘Act East Policy’, the state-run company mandated to improve this crucial infrastructure will barely manage 7.5 per cent of …
The Ekuri communities in Cross River State, on Friday protested against the report of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the construction of a super highway in the state.The protesters, including women and children, rejected the report and urged the Federal Government not to honour it as submitted to it by …
GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal has stayed work on elevated road in the area falling within 'bird sanctuary' land. The green panel in its order dated 18 July said that project of such a magnitude needs clearance under Environmental Clearance Regulations 2006 and till then work at Khasra number 1450 …
Mumbai: For a city that is struggling to save it's shrinking green cover, here's more bad news: Mumbai lost an alarming 230 trees in 17 days in June, out of which 81 were maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, while 149 were from private premises. The figures raise serious doubts …
Order of the National Green Tribunal(Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Yasoraminfra Developers Pvt. Ltd. Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 18/07/2016. The Application was filled by Yasoraminfra Developers, Cochin, challenging the order of the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 19.12.2014 by which they refused …
Dehradun: Incensed at the inordinate delay of eight years in construction of a road to their villages, hundreds of villagers of the Sarbadiyar region in Uttarkashi cut over 700 trees to express their protest at their villages not only being cut off from the rest of the world but also …
Aurangabad: Over 2600 objections to the city's draft development plan were aired on Thursday before a seven-member committee of the civic body. Several political figures present for the hearing expressed dissatisfaction about the plan while others alleged corruption in the process. Former corporator Sameer Rajurkar said that the planners have …
Gandhinagar: The government has cleared the long pending proposal of widening the busy four-lane Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway to six lanes in public private partnership (PPP) mode. Chief minister Anandiben Patel, in a high-level meeting with key senior ministers and secretaries on Wednesday, put the Rs 2,500 crore project of widening the …
