Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Bibhu Dash & Others Vs Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 05/02/2024.

The affidavit of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board stated that the STP cannot be constructed because the sewage outflow of Manorama Estates Welfare Society to their system cannot be connected since Manorama Estates is situated in a low-lying area and due to gravity the sewage flow cannot be connected to the STP.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 11/12/2023.

The matter is taken up suo-moto and it relates to the damage which was caused to 21 structures in Doda district in Chenab Valley in UT of Jammu and Kashmir since earth had started slipping.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chairman Legal Committee Esencia Residents Welfare Association Vs State of Haryana dated 08/12/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Shankar Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 26/09/2023.

The matter is related to violation of environmental norms by the Housing Society Ganpati Classic Apartment, Sikandra Agra.

In the previous direction of the court, the joint Committee had submitted the report on September 22, 2023. As per the report, the Environmental Clearance (EC) or Consent to Operate does not exist and there is large scale violation by the project proponent.

The affordable housing challenge plagues cities across India. Although city administrations have framed various strategies to tackle the issue, weak implementation, flawed policies, and an inherent lack of capacity to find long-term solutions have allowed slums to proliferate as an alternative.

A period of two months was granted by the NGT to a joint committee to submit a report on allegations of a residential colony developed by M/s. Megasons Company dumping solid waste and discharging untreated sewage in the open.

This Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in the Eleventh Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on the subject “Review of Performance of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojna (PMAY-G)” pertaining to the Ministry of Rural Development.

This paper was prepared as part of background research for the Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of inclusive and resilient growth and the role of fiscal policy in ensuring a better outcome.

Drawing from primary data from a household survey of 1800 urban poor households that included landlord and tenants across Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, and Cochin across slum or non-slum low income neighborhoods; the findings reveal poorer housing condition in slums than those living in non-slum areas.

That buildings should be well-ventilated is no rocket science.However, the current pandemic and revelation that SARS-CoV-2 can remain airborne for a considerable length of time has given this ancient awareness an urgent appeal.

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