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 …
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) occur in combined sewer systems when sewage and stormwater runoff are released into water bodies, potentially contaminating water sources. CSOs are often caused by heavy precipitation and are expected to increase with increasing extreme precipitation associated with climate change. Original Source
To address the issue of pollution in the River Yamuna, the city government is mulling to undertake a fresh review of cleaning and rejuvenation that will specifically check disposal of untreated sewerage into the river, develop the river beds and flood plains, and raise the water table in Delhi. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yogendra Mohan Sengupta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 01/09/2015 regarding construction in the city of Shimla of Himachal Pradesh in relation to 17 green areas. The Tribunal in the present order noted that "despite our orders no study …
Hawaii authorities reopened Honolulu's famed Waikiki Beach on Wednesday after water quality tests indicated the ocean was again safe for swimmers following a serious sewage spill earlier this week. Warning signs were taken down and beachgoers were again welcome in the water after bacteria levels declined significantly, the City and …
Different from last year's World Cup, an event which attracted widespread protests and was criticized by slow stadium construction, organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics that start within year from now are facing new tricky issues, the water pollution. The issue that has most attracted the world's attention so far …
Stretches of Waikiki’s white sands and blue waters were deserted on Tuesday after officials warned that heavy rains had triggered a sewage spill of half a million gallons (1.9m liters) near Hawaii’s best-known tourist district. Dozens of tourists still waded into the water, and young parents carried their toddlers into …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Udyog Vyapar Sangthan Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 20/08/2015. Udyog Vyapar Sangthana, a registered Society of the local traders from the city of Aligarh, have filed this application for formulation of a scheme for removal of …
Five million litres of sewage leaked into Botany Bay after a power outage on Friday, Sydney Water has revealed. The leak occurred when a high-voltage powerline malfunctioned, causing Cronulla's waste-water pumping station to lose power and discharge sewage into the water at the southern end of Woolooware Bay. As well …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Lalita Sandip Shinde (Deshmukh) & Others Vs. Chief Executive Officer, Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council & Others dated 17/08/2015 regarding environmental degradation and pollution being caused to River Godavari due to various activities in Trimbakeshwar Municipal area.
At least 12 residents have taken ill after drinking contaminated water in Sector 20. After Sector 51, this is another sector where sewer water got mixed with fresh water due to damage in the pipeline. "The 12 residents, mostly senior citizens, are sick for the past few days owing to …
Rio's polluted waters where Olympic sailing will take place next year will be in good shape by the time the Games start, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday (yesterday, Fiji time). "What is important is that we'll have good conditions for the athletes where the competition is taking place," …
NOIDA: At least 11 children have fallen ill after drinking contaminated water that got mixed with fresh water in Sector 51. Five of them had to be admitted hospitalized. The pipeline water reeks of sewage and residents are questioning the Noida Authority's apathy. "A one-and-a-half-year-old girl was discharged from Apollo …
The additional chief secretary of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) on July 28, notified the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the construction of a 175 million litres per day-sewage treatment plant on a 53-acre plot, tenders for which have already been floated by HUDA. The move comes …
RIO DE JANEIRO – The International Olympic Committee said Sunday it will begin testing for disease causing viruses in the sewage-polluted waters where athletes will compete in next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. Before, the IOC and local Olympic organizers in Rio said they would only test for bacteria in …
The study was to characterize and understand the water quality of the river Yamuna in Delhi (India) prior to an efficient restoration plan. A combination of collection of monitored data, mathematical modeling, sensitivity, and uncertainty analysis has been done using the QUAL2Kw, a river quality model. The model was applied …
Athletes in next year’s Summer Olympics will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found. An AP analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and …
Javadekar, who chaired a meeting of Bengaluru MPs and MLAs on rejuvenation of lakes here on Tuesday, said his ministry would fund the rejuvenation if the State government took affirmative steps to block the entry of polluted water into the lakes. Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar said …
The pollution in one of Istanbul’s central creeks has reached an excessive level, as the creek was recently seen covered with black-colored bubbles and emitting an unbearable smell. The Kurbağalıdere creek, which is located in Istanbul’s Asian-side district of Kadıköy, has reached a dangerous level of contamination due to the …
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 …
In order to prevent further pollution of the city's rivers, such as the Mithi, Poisar and Dahisar rivers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to construct additional sewer lines around these rivers. The pollution levels in the city rivers have increased in the last few years, thanks to an increasing …
