Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar gave this direction to advocate M. C. Mehta, who was appointed as local commissioner to enquire into the tree felling incident. With continued threat to the Taj Mahal due to pollution around it, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a …
Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Mahal. At least 25 pyres are burnt here each day, and the ashes rising from these have …
The Supreme Court on Monday sent a clear warning to Uttar Pradesh government not to destroy the aesthetic beauty of Taj Mahal by poor quality of construction in and around the white marble mausoleum. A bench of Justices T S Thakur and C Nagappan pulled up the state government for …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Agra Municipal Corporation to clean up the area behind the Taj Mahal littered with municipal solid waste accumulating from Taj's East Gate drain within two days and submit a report on November 19. The court was hearing a matter filed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/11/2015 regarding discharging sewage and other waste directly into the river Yamuna, Uttar Pradesh. The case in relation to cleaning of Municipal Solid Waste dumping on the river bank of East …
AGRA: One of the major threats to the Taj Mahal — a high level of particulate matter (PM) responsible for masking the white marble sheen - is being released into air on account of large scale burning of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the city. A joint study by the …
AGRA: Amid concerns that increasing pollution levels are turning the Taj Mahal yellow and recent reports about weakening of its foundation from a dry Yamuna bed, the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) science branch has now raised objections to the high-mast lighting in the monument's backyard, saying it attracts vast …
Agra: In the matter related to felling of 4,000 trees in Taj's eco sensitive zone, the National Green Tribunal ordered both the state government and environmentalist MC Mehta to file their concluding reports before the final argument on October 19. According to information, the state government on Thursday stood on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. dated 10/09/2015 regarding felling of trees in the Taj Eco Zone. Ms. Ishita Mishra, News Reporter has filed Affidavit along with her Affidavit a …
AGRA: All car buyers in Agra will have to furnish proof of owning a garage or a slot in a parking area in order to get their vehicles registered. The decision was take by Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZA) during a meeting last evening to ensure that the air emissions …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no unauthorised construction activities are permitted and no trees cut in the eco-sensitive zone near the Taj Mahal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the state government to conduct physical demarcation of the …
To tackle degradation of the Yamuna, a Parliamentary panel has recommended strengthening of solid and liquid municipal waste management infrastructure in Agra and preventing bathing of animals in the river and other water bodies around Taj Mahal "immediately". "The degradation of Yamuna bed is quite evident and is visible to …
The alleged cutting of thousands of trees in the Taj Mahal's special eco-sensitive zone and selling them off by a former DFO was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to a question, Union minister for environment and forests, Prakash Javadekar, said it has sought a report from the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on cutting of trees in Taj Mahal’s special eco-sensitive zone, 06/08/2015. As per a newspaper report dated 3rd July, 2015 illegal cutting of around 4,000 trees in the 500-metre-radius of the Taj Mahal and 8,000 trees in Babupur forest block of Agra Division has come …
The government has not carried out any specific study to identify monuments across the country with regards to their vulnerability to climate change and air pollution, the Lok Sabha was informed today. It has, however, identified world heritage icon Taj Mahal in Agra as a monument which needs to be …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of climate change on monuments, 04/08/2015. Taj Mahal in Agra has been identified as a monument, which needs to be protected from air pollution. No nationwide exercise has been undertaken to identify specific monuments which are vulnerable to climatic change and air pollution.
Noting that diesel generators in the area around the Taj Mahal are a major source of pollution 'adversely' affecting the monument, a parliamentary panel has urged Uttar Pradesh government to implement Supreme Court's direction for 24-hour power supply there. A parliamentary committee on science and technology, and environment and forest …
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment and Forest headed by Congress MP Ashwani Kumar suggested that a water body …
A parliamentary panel has voiced concern over industrial pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority area "adversely" affecting the Taj Mahal and said that it was "aghast" at the lack of administrative set up and budgetary allocation in the Zone. The Taj Trapezium Zone Authority (TTZ) was set up to …
The report alleged that the former Agra DFO had allegedly felled 8,000 trees in the Babarpur area and another 4,000 trees in the 500 metre radius around the Taj Mahal — an ESZ. The National Green Tribunal has directed an inquiry into the alleged felling and sale of 4,000 trees …
