Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
At a time when dengue crisis is looming large in the capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi government to conduct a meeting of top municipality officials to look into the issue of heaps of garbage lying unattended here. "Various diseases in Delhi are rapidly growing and greater are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Mansi Chahal Vs. Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Ors. dated 15/09/2015 regarding indiscriminate dumping of MSW in huge quantity, New Delhi.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust & Ors. Vrs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 15/09/2015 regarding open dumping of municipal solid waste by the operators of the municipal solid waste (MSW) plant at Khajod, …
Leachate From Defunct Waste Plant Creates Polluted Lake The Haryana government may end up destroying the water recharge zone for Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad if it goes ahead with its plan of landfilling quarry pits near Pali village in Faridabad Aravalis. Scientists and geologists TOI spoke to said the Aravalis …
COIMBATORE: The civic body is likely to set up a bio-methanization plant, a vermin-compost plant and a construction and demolition waste plant soon, said V P Thandapani, additional director of municipal administration who was recently in the city to inspect the solid waste management process. The corporation will also purchase …
VARANASI: Sanitation and cleanliness in the city are the prime concerns for the city. The reason is the failure of solid waste management (SWM) project that was launched under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in 2009. The solid waste management (SWM) in the city is in a pitiable …
Contribution of construction activities to dust particles in ambient air ranges between 22-23 per cent in six Indian cities including Delhi, the government today said while acknowledging that such wastes are a big contributer to air pollution. "Yes sir. As per the report on Source Apportionment studies undertaken by Central …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Ors. Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 04/08/2015 regarding environment in or around the Shri Girirajji Parvat and Parikrama Marg, Goverdhan, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Learned Counsel appearing …
The Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board has imposed a ban on burning of garbage as per provisions of the Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. A press release stated. Anyone found burning garbage or garden waste in the open will be strictly dealt with as per provisions of …
Worried over rising air and water pollution, people living in cities, particularly Bengaluru, want more action from the state forest, environment and ecology department. Their concern has only mounted after the appearance of toxic foam from Varthur and some other lakes in the City. They are also angry over the …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a complete ban on plastic bags in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh, slamming the authorities for lackadaisical attitude in keeping the Ganga clean, warning of action against those violating the order. The NGT expressed displeasure at the "pathetic" state of affairs …
HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a complete ban on plastic bags in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh and fixed a penalty of Rs 5,000 on anyone found violating the order. The NGT's order came on a complaint filed by environmentalist M C Mehta against pollution …
Varanasi Municipal Corporation's employees flout National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban daily by burning mounds of garbage in open. While many are unaware of the ban on burning garbage in the open, a few knowledgeable ones did take up the issue with authorities. However, they soon wilted under the official indifference. …
A group of 11 residents of Urali Devachi and Phursungi have filed a petition with the western zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about how the garbage depot in the vicinity of their villages continues to operate in violation of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Municipal …
A Hindu seer from the temple town of Vrindavan today approached the National Green Tribunal against "illegal" and "unregulated" disposal of municipal solid waste in the city. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others while …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has published the Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015 for public comments . These rules shall apply to every urban local body, all statutory towns, outgrowths in urban agglomerations as declared by the registrar general & census commissioner of India, notified areas/notified …
Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)'s ambitious plan to construct state's first waste to energy (WTE) plant on public private partnership to deal with garbage disposal hit a roadblock owing to high installation cost. To set up a 10MW plant to generate power through municipal solid waste will cost Rs 100 crore, …
EIA report claims facility will improve health and lifestyle due to scientific disposal of solid waste without negative impact PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the solid waste management facility (SWMF) at Saligao plateau, claims it will improve health and lifestyle due …
After the high court too suo motu cognizance of TOI report 'Burning garbage waste in open poses health hazards' and treated it as public interest litigation, Nagpur Municipal Corporation has decided to increase supervision in all 10 zones. NMC's deputy director (health) Dr Milind Ganvir said that all zonal officers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/03/2015 regarding the issue of collection, treatment and disposal of the municipal solid waste in various cities of India, particularly where the population exceed …
