After Hauz Khas shock from NGT, eating-out industry wakes up to environment norms
Hauz Khas Village in south Delhi was deserted last weekend, thanks to Pankaj Sharma. The normally bustling warren of lanes lined with restaurants and boutiques was brought to a grinding halt by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which insisted that any establishment not adhering to environmental regulations had to close. Some of them have reopened since then after promising to abide by the rules.
Though Total Area Has Climbed To 20%, Forests Are Mostly On The Outskirts
The government has been congratulating itself on how Delhi’s green cover has increased over the years from 1.48% in 1993 to about 20% in 2011. However, these forests are highly fragmented. Delhi has little islands of forest, especially in the fringe areas, but that doesn’t help in enriching biodiversity or maintaining the health of the forests.
Green Tribunal gives them four weeks to install Effluent Treatment Plants
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday provided some relief to 26 restaurants operating in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village by granting them conditional approval to start operating again.
In a relief to 26 restaurant owners, whose businesses had been shut down four days ago, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday granted them conditional approval to reopen.
As many as 34 eateries had been closed down last Saturday by the NGT after a plea filed by Pankaj Sharma had claimed that they were operating without clearances and discharging waste water untreated.
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday set a deadline of four weeks on all government agencies in the vicinity of Yamuna, including Noida Authority, DDA and GDA, to take a clear stand on the areas
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police to deploy adequate staff to prevent dumping of waste and debris into Yamuna river.
Debris continues to sit on the Yamuna floodplains at Geeta Colony and Yamuna Bank metro station, say reports filed by local commissioners appointed by the National Green Tribunal.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2013 regarding removal of debris from the river bed of Yamuna.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akash Vashishtha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2013 on what is the flood plain area declared by the authorities and whether any construction was permitted or otherwise specifically prohibited.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kohli Vs Gulshan Bhalla & Others dated 22/09/2013 where North Delhi Municipal Corporation as well as Slums & J.J. Deptt. of M.C.D. are directed to file detailed affidavit regarding nature of the areas like industrial zone or residential area with all particulars. If it is residential area, the Respondents shall also indicate the number of residential occupancy and industrial units which are situated there.
