Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Verma Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/04/2022.

The grievance is that Reliance BP Mobility Ltd. along with Mussoorie Development Authority is in the process of setting up a retail outlet/petrol pump, village Ajabpur Kalan, Dehradun. The applicant, a resident of the area, is concerned that the proposed land is surrounded by residential houses and has school and high tension wires going in vicinity of the land.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Citizens for Green Doon Vs Union of India & Others regarding grant of the forest clearance for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway.

An application was filed before the Supreme Court on the NGT order, December 13, 2021 - the Tribunal had given the go ahead for the Delhi-Dehradun expressway.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivalik Emerald Hills Residents Welfare Society Vs Department of Forest, Uttarakhand dated 01/09/2021.

Grievance in the application was against encroachment of the forest land in Malsi forest in Bindal Rao in Rajpur, Dehradun. The court directed a report to be furnished by a joint committee of PCCF (HoFF), Uttarakhand, SEIAA, Uttarakhand and the District Magistrate, Dehradun. The report has to be furnished within one month.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Darshan Tika Ram Dobhal & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 15/06/2021.

Grievance in this application is against unscientific disposal of the stones and muck generated from Tuni Chandni Tunal Motor Road construction work in Chakrata, district Dehradun, in the forest area. According to the applicant, during construction of the road by the Uttarakhand Public Works Department (UPWD), necessary safeguards are not being observed resulting in damage to the environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Darshan Tika Ram Dobhal Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 11/09/2020.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Roshan Joshi Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 17/08/2020. Grievance in this application was against setting up of a petrol pump in Dehradun in violation of siting guidelines - so as to maintain safe distance from residential area in view of health and safety concerns. It was submitted that ignoring the said guidelines, the District Magistrate had issued the no objection certificate.

Report by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF), Uttarakhand dated February 15, 2020 in compliance of NGT order of January 16 2020 in O.A. No. 01/2020. The matter relates to construction made by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in forest land in Park Estate, Hathipaon, Mussoorie, Dehradun district without approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharti Kawatra Vs Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board & Others dated 16/01/2020 regarding illegal construction activity in forest area without requisite approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 at Park Estate, Hathipaon, Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Dube, District President, Aam Aadmi Party Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 25/04/2019 regarding air pollution by hot mixed plant near Bhimavala village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Farmers in the North West Himalayan region generally practise rainfed agriculture and have very limited scope for irrigation. Water scarcity is a major constraint for crop production in these areas. This problem exacerbates further during the Rabi season where vagaries of winter rain result in complete crop failure.

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