Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir, 04/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2017 regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Ravi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2017
Tags:
Construction Industry, River Pollution, Air Pollution, Chenab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ravi, Jammu & Kashmir
Environment

Environment dept orders use of sprinklers at excavation sites

Taking strict note of air pollution from various excavation sites on the Parwanoo-Solan stretch of National Highway-22 where four-laning work is underway, the Department of Environment (DoE) has di

Publication Date: 
04/01/2017
Ambika Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Highways, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Air Pollution, Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution, Environment
Environment

NGT notice to environment ministry over realty projects

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of urban development (MoUD) on an application challenging a recent noti

Publication Date: 
04/01/2017
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environmental Security, Construction Industry, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Air Act 1981, Environment Clearance (EC), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Environment
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for construction activities in Tamil Nadu, 19/12/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Appaswamy Real Estates Ltd. Vs. The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 19/12/2016 regarding environmental clearance for construction activities in Tamil Nadu.

Counsel appearing for the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board shall submit a complete statement as to how much money have they received in these cases under the orders of the Tribunal and complete action plan for environmental protection and improvement in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2016
Tags:
Construction Industry, Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Notification on integration of environmental conditions in building and construction sector

The Government has put in place a new framework and an institutional structure for streamlining the environmental clearance for building and construction sector.

Publication Date: 
09/12/2016
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Environment, Buildings, Construction Industry, Building Byelaws, India, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Water Resourcres

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 30/11/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uma Shankar Patwa & Others Vs. Union of India & Others (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 30/11/2016 regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
30/11/2016
Tags:
Yamuna, Rivers, Hydrology, Agra (T), Construction Industry, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Sleepless on link road, construction din to blame

PUNE: On most days, Priti Shahane's daughters, aged four and nine years, find it difficult to sleep beyond 6am, although they are not expected to be up for school before 7.30am.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2016
Tarini Puri
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Noise Pollution, Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution, Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Health Effects, Environment
Mining

In HP, illegal sand mining in Sutlej basin damages environment

Illegal sand mining in the Sutlej River basin in Himachal Pradesh is on the rise.

Publication Date: 
24/11/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Illegal Trade, Sutlej, Sand, Minor Minerals, Environment, Construction Industry, Environmentalists
Air Pollution

Challans worth Rs 7 crore issued for dust pollution at sites

NEW DELHI: Various government departments have issued challans amounting to Rs 7 crore so far for waste burning and dust pollution at construction sites.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Construction Industry, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation
Air Pollution

Builders liable to face consequences for air pollution: NGT

The principle that "polluter pays" was on Thursday applied by the National Green Tribunal which said that it is builders and not the construction workers who will have to face "consequences" for po

Publication Date: 
18/11/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), RSPM (PM 10), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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