Mumbai: A governmental body is resuscitating plans needing large-scale reclamation of land from the Arabian Sea—including expansion of the financial centre at Nariman Point—by commissioning studies to assess their environmental and social impact.
Mumbai: The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects of industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra’s coastal waters.
In a government resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of waters at creeks, estuaries and the sea to ascertain the effect of pollution on fish and how it has impacted the livelihood of the fishing community.
Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has directed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to take into consideration recommendations of the Madhav Gadgil committee and those mentioned in the
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered a stay on blasting on the Mithi riverbed till an environment impact assessment (EIA) report is prepared.
The report, the bench said, is necessary in order to locate whether blasting on the riverbed is likely to cause adverse impact on Mithi and its ecology. “We are of the opinion that activities of blasting should be appropriately evaluated by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).
Anti-noise activists want all firecrackers, samples of which were tested by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on October 14, to be banned as they exceed the permissible noise levels.
Diwali this year may be deafening, as tests reveal that most crackers available in the market are way noisier beyond permitted levels.
On Monday, NGO Awaaz Foundation along with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted aseries of tests on various firecrackers bought from the market to check if their noise levels adhered to the norms.
All the 239 polluting industries on the banks of Mithi river are to be shut down with immediate effect, said the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday.
The MMRDA is considering four options for constructing the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) after the latest round of bidding failed to elicit interest from construction firms.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed the setting up of at least 10 waste-to-energy plants to process 8,000 metric tonnes of garbage generated everyday in the city.
