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 …
Bengaluru: The legislature committee probing lake encroachments has directed civic agencies to temporarily stop construction in the vicinity of waterbodies. The move could rattle site owners, homebuyers and builders whose properties are located near lakes. The panel led by K B Koliwad which met on Wednesday has ordered revenue officials …
Itanagar : Various localities of Daporijo township in Upper Subansiri district were inundated by heavy rainfall triggered flash flood on Sunday night. Many people were rendered homeless as flood water flowed into houses and washed away household items. A chaotic situation prevailed while town dwellers were busy shifting their belongings …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding coverage of drains in Delhi. NGT issues notice to SDMC as to why coercive action should not be taken against them for not taking any action for stopping construction …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) V/s Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam & Ors. dated 06/05/2016 regarding illegal sewer connectivity in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad. A grievance is made about the illegal sewer connectivity and emptying of sewerage into storm water drain as well …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kaushambi Apartments Residents Welfare Association (KARWA) Vs. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam & Ors dated 22/04/2016. The Applicant wants the storm water drain within the limits of Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam free of all drainage connections and the dumping of MSW therein. He …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajeev Suri Vs Delhi Development Authority (DDA) dated 19/04/2016. The Applicant, resident of Defence Colony, New Delhi is seeking restitution/restoration of Kushak Nala running through Defence Colony, New Delhi following Reverse Environment Impact Study conducted by independent body appointed by …
Many urban areas experience both fluvial and pluvial floods, because locations next to rivers are preferred settlement areas and the predominantly sealed urban surface prevents infiltration and facilitates surface inundation. The latter problem is enhanced in cities with insufficient or non-existent sewer systems. While there are a number of approaches …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinod Yadav Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding muck lying on the roadside after cleaning of drains, Haryana. Counsel appearing for the Respondents states that he would ensure in future that the material recovered upon the cleaning …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Management of Sewage, 24/02/2016. The quantum of sewage generated from Class - I Cities and Class - II Towns is 38254.82 million litres per day (MLD) out of which only 11787.38 MLD (31%) is being treated and the remaining 26467.44 MLD is disposed into …
This article investigates the impact of court verdicts on Chennai’s canals, tanks and related wetlands. It discusses three interlinked cases surrounding Buckingham Canal area and argues that the verdicts in these cases allowed the administration to destroy sophisticated water systems. It also argues that these waterbodies could have mitigated, if …
Gurgaon: After issuing notices to developers for connecting sewerage lines with the stormwater drainage network, Huda is now set to install a volume-measuring device in the drainage line as well as the sewage treatment plant channel to measure the exact quantum of flow. Along with this, it is going to …
The Delhi government is open to allowing “biodegradable” plastic carry bags in the national capital and may convey this to the Delhi high court that had stayed a complete ban on their use in 2012. The erstwhile Sheila Dikshit-led Congress government had issued a notification in October 2012 banning manufacture, …
Lack Of Single Authority & Focus Main Hurdles In Clean-Up Multiplicity of agencies and a lack of focus are putting paid to all efforts to clean up Yamuna. A little over a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a slew of measures to rescue the river, nothing appears to …
Kandi block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal is situated in the Mayurakshi–Dwarka Plain. This is one of the maximum flood-affected blocks in Murshidabad. The average frequency of occurrence of floods in the last decade is 8. This study prepares a vulnerability map of Kandi block at village level combining physical, …
LUCKNOW: Union water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday announced projects worth Rs 78 crore to cover upgrading of STP (sewage treatment plant) and diversion of drainage at Anupshahr in Bulandshahr district. Bharti was at Anupshahr as part of her inspection of prominent ghats and …
The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project in Bangladesh became the first initiative to successfully incorporate beneficiary participation into all aspects of managing large-scale irrigation systems. This booklet describes how applying community-driven development principles to managing the water resource can both expand livelihood opportunities available to beneficiaries …
According to the Census 2011, the urban population in the state was 17.0 million with a total of 297 towns including 184 municipal towns. Since then three more municipal towns have been added making the number 187. The real-estate sector too has taken quantum leap due to proactive involvement of …
Consultants present final draft proposal to the councillors Extension of the underground drainage network of the city will be a major component to be executed under the Smart City Plan for Tiruchi. The salient features of the draft proposal, which is to be submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development …
Interbasin water transfers are globally important water management strategies, yet little is known about their role in the hydrologic cycle at regional and continental scales. Specifically, there is a dearth of centralized information on transfer locations and characteristics, and few analyses place transfers into a relevant hydrological context. We assessed …
We have forgotten the art of drainage. We only see land for buildings, not for water’. Chennai is perhaps experiencing the worst impact of freak weather, but the city could have fared better had it protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels, experts at the Centre for …
