The demolition drive was undertaken by the BMC after a massive fire broke out in the Deonar dumping ground and fire brigade officials complained of access difficulty due to encroachment by illegal

So far, around 300 medical establishments have been identified and notices are in the process of being sent, said Dilip Khedkar, regional officer, MPCB.

MPCB laid down standards on July 31, 2014 on the use of horns, sirens and multi-toned horns for vehicles

In a move that has left green activists worried, the Centre has shrunk the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the meteor-crater Lonar lake in Buldhana district to 100 metres from 500 metres.

Fund will be used to offer subsidy or incentives to people who generate more than 1,000 units of electricity.

Another initiative includes a campaign called ‘Tell the Driver’ in partnership with traffic policemen in the city since they are the enforcement body, Abdulali added.

With 50 farmer suicides in February so far, this year’s toll has climbed to 139.

On the way, it picks up garbage and plastic from slums and effluent released by workshops. Municipal storm-water drains also empty into the river.

The tribunal was informed that though the Maharashtra government has issued a notification on July 31, 2014, prescribing standards for horns, it was not being implemented.

NGT calls for bar on constructions in coastal areas till Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan maps are revised.