Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sewage pollution of Kharicut canal, Khera district, Gujarat, 01/09/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajitsinh Bhurubha Vaghela & Inhabitants of several Villages of Kheda Taluka, Distt. Kheda Vs State of Gujarat dated 01/09/2020.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2020
Tags:
Water Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Gujarat, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Ahmedabad (T)
Environment

Ahmedabad issues municipal bonds to implement green projects

This case study showcases the city of Ahmedabad’s experience in successfully raising funds through municipal bonds to finance climate-resilient urban development.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2020
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Tags:
Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Urban Development, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Others
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Kharicut Canal, Khari river, Khera District, Gujarat, 17/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajitsinh Bhurubha Vaghela & Inhabitants of several Villages of Kheda Taluka, Distt. Kheda Vs State of Gujarat dated 17/01/2020 regarding controlling untreated industrial effluents discharged in Kharicut Canal which is a tributary of Khari River in District Khera, Gujarat. Illegal bore-wells are said to have been dug without permission of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) affecting the water level. Sewage from STPs set up by Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation was overflowing into the river.

Judgement Date: 
17/01/2020
Tags:
Khari, River Pollution, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporations, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Bhadar near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 06/12/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramdevbhai Samatbhai Sanjva Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/12/2019 regarding pollution of river Bhadar near Ahmedabad.

Judgement Date: 
06/12/2019
Tags:
Bhadar, River Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Disposal, Gujarat
Health

Six out of 48 wards constitute 55% of Ahmedabad's typhoid cases

According to the weekly health report, the city recorded 629 cases of diarrhea, 270 cases of jaundice, 430 cases of typhoid and four cases of cholera in the category of water-borne diseases.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Diarrhoea, Typhoid, Waterborne diseases, Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad (T), Health
Air Pollution

NGT push spelt the difference

Ahmedabad: Two directions of the National Green Tribunal — one given in October 2018 and the other in March this year had catalysed the Gujarat government to put the Comprehensive Air Action Plan (

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Air Pollution, Ahmedabad (T), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Climate Change

Ahmedabad heat action plan 2019

A pioneering strategy to protect people from killer heat waves is rapidly catching on across India and beyond, as more communities adopt their own Heat Action Plans (HAP) to shield people from dangerously hot weather worsened by climate change.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2019
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Tags:
Heat Waves, Ahmedabad (T), India, Health Effects
Solid Waste

How to turn waste to wealth: Let’s Recycle

Nepra builds a supply chain that connects waste generators/collectors to recyclers

Publication Date: 
28/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Waste Recycling, Ahmedabad (T), Waste Management, Landfill, Solid Waste
Waste Management

Shop owner throws hot oil at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials

The Solid Waste Management Team of the east zone were on their routine inspection near Nirant Crossroads, Vastral locality where they found an eatery owner violating norms of sanitation on Thursday

Publication Date: 
10/05/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporation, Waste Management, Solid Waste
Air Pollution

Scientists warn of bad air quality across northwest India

New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Senior scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology have claimed that most of northwest India — including north Gujarat, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryan

Publication Date: 
09/05/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Delhi, Ahmedabad (T), Air Pollution, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Air Quality Index (AQI)

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