Water Pollution

NGT directs Uttarakhand, U.P. to display Ganga water quality

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Boards to display the water quality of the Ganga at all strategic locations on a monthly basis, to indic

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Shinjini Ghosh
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Kumbh Mela, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, Water Pollution
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction in the flood plain of river Ganga, Village Taliyal, District Pauri, Uttarakhand, 08/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kunal Raheja Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 08/03/2019. Allegation in this application is that illegal construction is taking place in the prohibited river bed / flood plain of river Ganga at Khasra Nos. 74 and 75, Village Taliyal, Tehsil Yamkeshwar, District Pauri, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
08/03/2019
Tags:
Ganga, Pauri, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Water Pollution

Ganga Mission clears ₹1,388-cr projects on Yamuna

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has cleared sewage treatment projects worth ₹1,388 crore in Uttar Pradesh towns, including Meerut and Etawah, along the Yamuna river, a major tributary o

Publication Date: 
19/02/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, Water Pollution Control, Yamuna, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), River Pollution, Water Pollution
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in rivers Sone and Ganga at Koelnar and Patna in Bihar, 14/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amarshakti Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 14/02/2019 regarding illegal sand mining in rivers Sone and Ganga at Koelnar and Patna in Bihar. The illegal mining was resulting in affecting the flow of the rivers.

Judgement Date: 
14/02/2019
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Saran, Patna (D), Vaishali, Bhojpur, Ganga
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorized construction in the forest area at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 14/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2019 regarding unauthorized construction in the forest area at Haridwar. According to the applicant, such constructions adversely affect the environment adjoining Rajaji National Park, Shivalik Elephant Reserve, Tiger Reserve and wildlife habitats within the 100 meters of river Ganga.

Judgement Date: 
14/02/2019
Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Haridwar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rajaji NP, Ganga, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Wildlife, National Parks, Wildlife And People
Water Resources

Study to find out environmental flow needed for Yamuna

NEW DELHI: A comprehensive study to assess the minimum required environmental flow of the Yamuna river will be undertaken by the government, according to officials.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ganga, Water Resources
Water Pollution

Ahead of Kumbh, NGT checks Ganga water quality in Bijnor

Bijnor: A monitoring committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) checked the water quality of Ganga in Bijnor on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2019
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Kumbh Mela, Water Pollution
Environment

Activists make case for inland waterways' green clearance

Over 50 concerned citizens comprising river ecologists, environmental activists and academicians, have appealed to Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, to submit before the National Green T

Publication Date: 
02/01/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ganga, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Climate Change

Assessment of climate-induced Long-term water availability in the Ganges Basin and the impacts on energy security in South Asia

This project, entitled “Assessment of Climate-Induced Long-term Water Availability in the Ganges Basin and the Impacts on Energy Security in South Asia”, is funded by the Asian-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Climate Change, Ganga, River Basin, Thermal Power Plants, Water Supply, Water Demand, India, South Asia
Water Pollution

Residents, seers protest over sewage flowing into Ganga

Haridwar: After seers and local residents in Haridwar expressed outrage over sewage from as many as five drains flowing directly into the river Ganga, the authorities of Jal Sansthan and other agen

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution

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