Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants were forced to curtail production by 50 per cent due to high levels of pollution in the Yamuna, with ammonia levels rising to 1.2 ppm, against the permissible limit of 0.2 ppm.
According to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the release of untreated waste flows, mainly from industries through the Panipat drain into the Yamuna river, has been seen as the prime cause for the rise in pollution.
In what will be a big blow to global multi-brand retailers making them even more wary about investing in India, the Delhi government has decided not to allow them to set up outlets in the capital.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to measure sound levels on the Outer Ring Road stretch running along Panchsheel Park and inside the
Residents living near the Jindal Group’s waste incineration power plant in Okhla have welcomed Sunday’s Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) show-cause notice to the company and demanded that i
DJB cuts production at two water treatment plants by half
Delhiites will face water scarcity over the next couple of days because of a spike in industrial pollutants in the Yamuna, forcing the Delhi Jal Board on Monday to cut production at the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants by 50 per cent.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs. DMRC & Ors. regarding the concrete mixing plant established for construction of Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS)-General Public utility and consent to establish or operate the said plant.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Omesh Saigal Vs Pappu Chander & Ors. dated 13/01/2014 regarding noise pollution caused by loudspeakers which is beyond the permissible limit in a religious place in NCT of Delhi.
Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued a show cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violating the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued a show-cause notice to a waste-to-energy plant owned by the Jindal Group here seeking explanation for the uncontrolled emission in violation of norm
