Punjab

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding application to stop the project undertaken by M/s Metro Econ Green Resorts Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date:

30/11/2018

Tags:

Forests, Hotels, Rupnagar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Punjab, Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1980, Ecotourism, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Clearance

Solid Waste

Didn’t get proposal from Sangrur council for waste mgmt: Official

The Sangrur Nagar Council has not sent any proposal to the Department of Local Government to get funds for decentralising solid waste management.

Publication Date:

29/11/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Sangrur (T), Solid Waste, Waste Management

Air Pollution

Air purifiers new quick fix to unpleasant reality?

Experts say such appliances will make living costlier, thus all the more difficult

Publication Date:

26/11/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Air Pollution Control, Environmentalists, Air Quality Standards, Air Pollution

Health

547 confirmed dengue cases but medicines in short supply

161 confirmed cases reported in district in the past 18 days

Publication Date:

22/11/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Dengue, Bathinda (D), Vector Borne Diseases, Health

Environment

No relief for 54 closed Derabassi factories

MOHALI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) during the resumed hearing did not give relief to 54 factory owners of Derabassi and deferred the hearing till December 3.

Publication Date:

21/11/2018

Source: Times of India (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Punjab, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment

Environment

PPCB to assess discharge of effluents by dyeing units

Taking cognisance of effluents being released by dyeing industry units of New Focal Point, Mehta road, into an open drain, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has instituted a probe to verify

Publication Date:

19/11/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Industrial Pollution, Common Efluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Industrial Waste, Environment

Water Pollution

Rs 50-cr NGT fine on Punjab over river pollution

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Punjab Government to deposit a fine of Rs 50 crore as environmental compensation for polluting the Sutlej and Beas due to uncontrolled industrial discha

Publication Date:

15/11/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, National Green Trbunal (NGT), River Pollution, Sutlej, Beas, Sugar Industry, Industrial Pollution, Compensation

Air Pollution