Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal wants state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj V Patil to "intervene and take effective steps to prevent the flow of industrial and domestic waste from Chandigarh into the drains" that ultimately led to pollution of the Ghaggar, Punjab itself has failed to ensure "zero …
Changing rainfall pattern part of a trend: Centre for Science & Environment The worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 60 years and the subsequent devastation are due to a combination of unprecedented and intense rain, mismanagement, unplanned urbanisation and a lack of preparedness, Sunita Narain, director-general, Centre …
Environmental think tank the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday blamed the flood crisis on badly planned development, mismanagement of the drainage system and an abject lack of disaster preparedness. Its director-general Sunita Narain said here the sudden massive rainfall event over Srinagar fit in to the growing …
Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Prof. Ajay Singh Rawat Vs Union of India & Others regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake as well as from the roads and other public properties, Nainital District, Uttarakhand dated 28/08/2014.
Camera surveillance system mooted to prevent dumping of waste Over the past few years, the water flow along the Karamana and Killi rivers has reduced to a large extent owing to the large amount of waste dumped in them on a daily basis. All that is set to change for …
The Delhi government is reportedly drawing up an elaborate plan to clean the Yamuna river by relocating unauthorised colonies that cause pollution. Various studies suggest that sewer and filth that flows from the colonies situated in the Yamuna’s vicinity add up to 30 per cent of the pollution into the …
Huge heaps of garbage lying on the roadside and the vacant plots of Kodeeswaran Nagar and its burning in an unsafe manner at the spot itself are causing serious health hazards to the residents for the past several weeks. The very birth of Kodeeswaran Nagar and Vedhathri Nagar that have …
The final and interim reports on restoration of the Yamuna banks and storm water drains (SWDs) in Delhi have been submitted by two committees set up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT is expected to issue further directions for implementation of the committees’ suggestions at the next hearing …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Neeraj Chourasiya Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 11/08/2014 regarding the storm water drain being constructed by the Municipal Council Vidisha and the likelihood that the storm water drain would be misutilised for carrying …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Hazi Arif & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others regarding encroachments on green belt and drainage system namely Sahibabad Drain No. 1. It gives rise to important environmental issues such as loss of green …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked an expert committee to review Delhi’s drainage system and rely on a drainage map made in 1976, while concluding how many drains in Delhi are man-made. Previously, the expert committee had told the tribunal that almost 46 per cent of Delhi — effectively …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on work relating to covering of Taimur Nagar drain, 06/08/2014. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju in response to the question has stated in the Parliament that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a case, vide interim order …
People in Ambegaon tehsil are angry over the suggestion by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) that paddy cultivation contributed to the tragedy. "The preliminary report by the GSI pointing to land flattening and terracing as the primary cause for the tragedy shouldn't be used to harass locals," says activist …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding drains of Delhi and how many drains are natural and how many drains area artificial in Delhi.
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can stake its claim to the central government’s funds to complete its water, sewage and waste management projects since the BJP government may launch a scheme for renewal of 500 urban habitations in the country. The union ministry for urban development had organised a two-day …
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Report No. 2 of the year 2014) on Social, General and Economic Sectors (Non - Public Sector Undertakings) for the year ended 31st March 2013, has been laid on the table of the …
The Ministry of Urban Development in its recently prepared report claimed that there was lack of a comprehensive storm drainage system for Jammu city and the existing system faces severe flooding problem during the monsoon. The report further claimed that due to dumping of solid waste and inflow of household …
LALITPUR: A walk in and around Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is not so pleasant of late, with stench drifting across and piles of garbage creating an eyesore, all thanks to a halt in collection of waste by Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City Office for the last four days. …
Pakistan may adopt some concepts implemented in the Sabarmati riverfront project for its ambitious Ravi Riverfront Urban Development (RRFUD) project, said members of the high-level delegation of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Monday. The team led by the LDA commissioner made a detailed technical inspection of the 11-km riverfront …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ashok Mittal & Others Vs. NCT of Delhi & Others dated 17/07/2014 on the issue of natural drains in Delhi and its present status. The Tribunal has directed the Expert Committee to consider two major alternatives …
