Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of discharge of untreated sewage in open drains at Avantika Colony, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 29/07/2019

The order of the National Green Tribunal regarding H. K. Kansal, President, Avantika Resident Welfare Association Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 29/07/2019.

Judgement Date: 
29/07/2019
Tags:
Sanitation, Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Municipal Corporations, Drainage
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of drains, Delhi, 25/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri Shri Thakur Ram Chandra Dev Association Vs South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Others dated 25/07/2019 regarding execution of order dated 01.08.2016 directing South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to clean and de-silt all the drains lying within its territorial area, particularly the drain abutting the Ram Thakur Mandir along the Mehrauli-Badarpur road and complete such work within one month.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Municipal Corporations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi
Sanitation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding overflow of sludge from an open drain of Banka Municipality, Bihar, 15/07/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Vs Banka Municipality & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding overflow of sludge from an open drain of Banka Municipality beside the applicant (Ratneshwar Prasad Singh) property. The applicant's appeal was rejected by the National Green Tribunal on the ground that it had no jurisdiction to entertain the claim.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Municipal Corporations, Banka (T), Bihar, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal concretization of Badshahpur Drain, Gurgaon district, Haryana, 31/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vaishali Rana Chandra & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2019 regarding illegal concretization and boxing of the KOSHT-Badshahpur Drain in District Gurgaon in violation of environmental norms affecting rain water harvesting and obstructing the natural flow of water.

Judgement Date: 
31/05/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Gurgaon (D), Water Harvesting, Hydrology, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Haryana, Urban Habitat
Natural Disasters

Cloudburst with torrential rain and hailstorm damages roads, homes at Bomdila

ITANAGAR: A cloudburst followed by torrential rain and hailstorm created havoc at Bomdila, the headquarters of West Kameng district on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, Rainfall, Drainage, Natural Disasters
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding restoration of Khanua Nala (drain) at Chapra, District Saran, Bihar, 26/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life Vs Chapra Nagar Nigam, Chapra & Others dated 26/04/2019 regarding restoration of Khanua Nala (drain) at Chapra, District Saran, State of Bihar. The report submitted by the District Magistrate, Saran showed very

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Saran, Municipal Corporations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bihar, Urban Sanitation
Water Pollution

Kenya: Hotels, Industries Blamed for Filth Choking Nairobi River

High-end hotels in Nairobi's Westlands have been blamed for the pollution of Nairobi River.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Water Pollution, Environment, River Pollution, Kenya, Industry, Hotels, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution, Drainage, Africa
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions on the Sahibabad Drain, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 08/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hazi Ariff Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding illegal constructions on the Sahibabad Drain, Ghaziabad as well as encroachments on green belt area in Vaishalli Zone-5.

Judgement Date: 
08/04/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Ghaziabad (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Green Spaces, Court, Uttar Pradesh, Urban Encroachments, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan

Ghana plans to replace its polluting "trotro" buses and formalise waste collection in slums as part of a new plan to help its crowded capital withstand climate change and disasters.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Environment, Pollution, Ghana, Slums, Waste Management, Climate Change, Senegal, Drainage, Fuel Efficiency, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction and parking, Ashwath Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, 27/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sharath RK Vs State of Karnataka dated 27/03/2019 regarding illegal construction of houses and shops under the high power transmission lines without safety distance as per the laid down norms.

Judgement Date: 
27/03/2019
Tags:
Urban Encroachments, Bangalore (T), Drainage, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Lake Pollution, Waste Disposal, Karnataka

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