Mining

He fought a green battle and won

It is on plea of Dinesh Pandey , environment activist, that the NGT has taken stringent action of banning the mining activity on Gaula river on January 29.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Rivers, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mineral - Based Industry, Minor Minerals, Environmentalists
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Pauri Garhwal, 01/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kota Vikas Samiti Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. And Nirmala Ganga Mata Sangh Society Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 01/02/2016 regarding illegal mining in Pauri Garhwal.

NGT appoints Mr. Rahul Khurana, Advocate as a Local Commissioner to verify whether any mining is going on in the area in question.

Judgement Date: 
01/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Pauri Garhwal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Mining on Gaula river: Uttarakhand state authorities deny ban

Though the protest on ban on mining in Gaula river by NGT has begun in by the affected groups in Haldwani, the Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation deny from any such ban in place.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2016
Seema Sharma
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Nainital (D), Forest Clearance, Sand, Minor Minerals, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Environment

Teams to enforce polythene bag ban

The district administration has formed five teams, to be headed by various department officials, to ensure proper implementation of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stern directives regarding a ba

Publication Date: 
01/02/2016
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Shree Shyam Pulp & Board Mills Ltd, Uttarakhand, 28/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree Shyam Pulp & Board Mills Ltd. Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 28/01/2016 regarding pollution caused by Shree Shyam Pulp & Board Mills Ltd.

Judgement Date: 
28/01/2016
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Beach camps on Ganges and its tributaries are against NGT directions

DEHRADUN: The counsel of Social Action for Forest and Environment visited areas adjoining Ganges to verify the state government's affidavit filed before NGT on January 15.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, Riverine Ecology, Pauri Garhwal, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by ALPS Industries Ltd., Uttarakhand, 27/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of ALPS Industries Ltd. Vs. U.E.P.P.C.B. & Ors dated 27/01/2016 regarding pollution caused by ALPS Industries Ltd., Uttarakhand.

NGT in its order stated the unit (ALPS Industries Ltd.) shall stop its operation forthwith and will not carry out any activity without specific order.

Judgement Date: 
27/01/2016
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Wildlife

NGT shows red signal over Corbett encroachments

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken strong exception to Uttar Pradesh government’s non-compliance of the Supreme Court order directing eviction of residents from colonies of Kalagarh, which

Publication Date: 
25/01/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Corbett NP, Land Encroachments, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Tiger, Tiger Reserves, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Wildlife
Water Resources

CM Rawat asks officials to create Water Bank

DEHRADUN: To cater to the hill state's drinking water needs as well as other parts of the country which are fed water from its leading water bodies like the Ganga, Yamuna and other tributaries, Chi

Publication Date: 
21/01/2016
Darshan Kunwar
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Drinking Water Quality, Ganga, Yamuna, Chamoli, Pithoragarh (D), Irrigation, Water Resources
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding declaring Bhagirathi as an eco sensitive zone, Uttarakhand, 20/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/01/2016. The MoEF had issued a Notification on 18th December, 2012 declaring Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone. They had asked the State Government to submit a zonal master plan so that the same would be approved and notified by MoEF. But till today the plan has not been submitted. These two Applications have been pending before the National Green Tribunal since 05th August, 2013.

Judgement Date: 
20/01/2016
Tags:
Bhagirathi, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), River Basin

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