Haridwar (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction in Haridwar Forest Division, Uttarakhand, 30/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/07/2019 regarding illegal construction in Haridwar Forest Division in Shyampur Range. The area of Chandi Block, Shyampur Range, Shivalik Elephant Reserve and its adjoining Rajaji National Park and Tiger Reserve are wildlife habitats within 100 meters of river Ganga where large scale construction was going on in the said area without any clearance by the competent authorities under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Judgement Date:

30/07/2019

Tags:

Forest Encroachments, Haridwar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)

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 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

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution

Water Resources

Nirmal' Ganga: Govt plans to finish 200 projects for ghats by March 2019, says Gadkari

NEW DELHI: In a bid to actualise the dream of a "nirmal" and "aviral" Ganga, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday the government is looking to complete about 200 projects for ghats and cremator

Publication Date:

22/10/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Ganga, Biodiversity Conservation, Haridwar (D), Water Resources

Water Pollution

Condition of Ganga is critical, says ‘waterman’ Rajendra Singh

The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water co

Publication Date:

06/07/2018

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Submit detailed compliance report on Ganga: NGT to govt

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttarakhand Government to submit within four weeks a percentage-wise compliance report on steps taken by it to clean the Ganga in the stretch betw

Publication Date:

25/05/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, National Green Trbunal (NGT), River Pollution, Haridwar (D), Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Haridwar nullahs found to be discharging waste into Ganga

The work on tapping nullahs so that they do not flow into the Ganga continues to be carried in only on paper and in a slipshod manner in Haridwar.

Publication Date:

18/05/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), River Pollution, Water Pollution

Mining

Mining in Haridwar leaves groundwater unfit for drinking: Study

Excessive riverbed mining in Haridwar has rendered the quality of groundwater “very poor” and unsuitable for drinking, according to researchers from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya.

Publication Date:

17/04/2018

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Mining, Sand, Drinking Water, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Water Quality

Environment

2700 industrial units under pollution board’s scanner

Haridwar: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has initiated scrutiny of 2,700 industrial units in Haridwar to determine whether they are followin

Publication Date:

22/03/2018

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Industrial Pollution, Ganga, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Haridwar (D), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment

Mining

MoEF team reaches Haridwar to assess impact of mining on Ganga

HARIDWAR: Following complaint of illegal mining in the Ganga in Haridwar from Matri Sadan, the Union ministry of environment and forest resources (MoEF) has sent a team to assess the impact of mini

Publication Date:

29/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Mining, Ganga