Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) is keen on processing waste drawn from the city streets and homes. It has announced a project for setting up a modern waste treatment plant after heeding to requests from the Cochin Shipyard, Southern Naval Command, Infopark and owners of hotels and restaurants, N. …
The Corporation, which was faced with a major crisis in waste movement, can heave a sigh of relief for the time being after the existing contractor entrusted with the operation of the civic body’s solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram agreed for a stop-gap-arrangement till a new agency is identified …
The septage treatment plant in Ernakulam will be completed in six months and it will be followed by the one in Alappuzha and Palakkad. Modern garbage treatment plants with the latest technology will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode, Minister for Urban Affairs Manjalamkuzhi Ali told the Assembly …
Stating that the untreated solid waste were dumped in open causing environmental hazardousness, a resolution was passed in the Grama Sabha meeting at Chettichavadi Panchayat here on Sunday seeking closure of the private company and also removal of the dumped waste, both inside and outside the plant premises. The City …
District Panchayat Convenes Emergency Meet Today Kochi: The district panchayat has convened an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the growing complaints of sewage and septic waste being dumped in the outskirts of the city. Most of these complaints are from Perumbavoor, Kunnathunadu and Muvattupuzha, which have turned a dumpyard …
A five-member Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Shimla, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, in its orders on January 2, 2014, had issued show-cause notices to the Secretary, Municipal Council, Kullu and Manali, along with Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Bhuntar as to why proceedings for violating its orders should …
A protest march was taken out in Okhla in South Delhi on Sunday against the release of toxic emissions from a waste treatment plant run by a private company. The protestors alleged that the company was responsible for release of dangerous emissions near their houses in violation of Supreme Court …
Work will be done by a private company for a year The City Municipal Corporation has decided to hire a private company to carry out solid waste management in 21 wards for a period of one year. Of the total 60 wards, a private contractor was vested with the responsibility …
CALANGUTE: Shareholders of Calangute Comunidade have decided to challenge the arbitrary decision of the government to acquire huge portion of land to set up Solid Waste Management plant at Saligao/Calangute plateau. This was decided at an extra-ordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Calangute Comunidade. During the meeting, the shareholders …
Kochi: In a bid to control agencies disposing e-waste from the district, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) will soon bring out a notification to ensure that only authorized agencies are involved in the work. “Currently, there are two agencies which have been authorized by PCB. But we have found that …
PANJIM: While reiterating the demand to shift the garbage treatment plant proposed atop the Saligao-Calangute hillock, to an alternate site, the residents of Saligao are set to fight a legal battle against the state government over relocation of the plant The residents Saligao have decided to file a contempt petition …
The Una Municipal Committee (MC) is dumping solid waste on the Swan river banks in violations of pollution norms. However, a solid waste management plant, constructed at a cost of Rs 60 lakh, has failed to function ever since it was built about 10 years ago. MC officials said the …
PANAJI: In addition to the two large waste treatment plants - one each in Calangute and Cacora -- the government has mooted a third garbage treatment plant (GTP) in Bicholim to handle the state's plastic waste which will be converted to fuel. The project is being undertaken through the Goa …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh ( Mumbai) Vs Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others dated 29/11/2013 regarding closure of the slaughter house (Deonar Abattoir). Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/21_2013(App)(WZ)_29Nov2013_final_order.pdf
The joint meeting of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) and Curti-Khandepar Panchayat on Tuesday seems to have reached a consensus over PMC’s garbage treatment facility at Kerye-Khandepar. The meeting was convened by Ponda Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes to sort out the ongoing tussle between PMC and Curti-Khandepar Panchayat over PMC’s garbage …
Villagers from Curti-Khandepar, Ponda, have threatened to intensify agitation to demand immediate stoppage of garbage treatment facility being developed by Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) at Kerye-Khandepar. The decision was taken during a meeting at Kerye late Tuesday evening which was attended by Panchas Anand Zalmi and Supriya Gaude. About 100 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to inspect the restaurants in upmarket Hauz Khas Village area to see if they have complied with safeguards to check effluent discharge and grant them consent for serving food if found to be in order. A bench …
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday referred to the National Green Tribunal Bench in Chennai a public interest litigation against the operation of the solid waste treatment plant at Vilappil in Thiruvananthapuram. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Saffique, issued the order …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday granted the State government ‘consent to establish’ solid waste treatment plants at Calangute/Saligao in North Goa and at Cacora in South Goa. The consent to establish waste treatment plant under Air Act, Water Act and the Hazardous Waste Rules has been granted. …
Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discharging domestic waste and untreated industrial effluents into drains, rivulets and water channels continues unabated in Jalandhar and Kapurthala. The …
