Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal occupation of land, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, 17/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Samrite Vs. Union of India & Others dated 17/12/2015 regarding illegal occupation of land, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh.

Show cause notices have been issued and Municipal Council, Balaghat is proceeding in the matter as directed against all those persons who were found to be in occupation of area contrary to the law.

Judgement Date: 
17/12/2015
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Balaghat (T), Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Encroachments
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deviations in the construction of a medical college and hospital at Kolar, Madhya Pradesh, 17/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prem Dhingra Vs. M/s Advance Medical Science and Education Society & Ors. dated 17/12/2015 regarding deviations in the construction of a medical college and hospital at Kolar, Madhya Pradesh.

NGT directs Advance Medical Science and Education Society to submit the layout plan initially submitted in 2009 for the
construction of the medical college as well as the The modified plan.
Judgement Date: 
17/12/2015
Tags:
Health Education, Land Encroachments, Kolar, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding preservation of a green space, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 15/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gole Park Nikat Niwasi Kalyan Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 15/12/2015 regarding maintenance, perseveration and protection of Gole Park, Sector 3, Rajender Nagar, Sahibabaad Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and seeks relief directing removal of the encroachment and restoration of the damaged Gole Park in the present case.

Judgement Date: 
15/12/2015
Tags:
Green Spaces, Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Encroachments, Land Encroachments, Municipal Solid Waste
Forests

RI indigenous groups awarded for conservation

A local tribe from East Kalimantan and a green group from Belitung, Bangka-Belitung province, have won prestigious UN Development Program (UNDP) green awards for their efforts to protect the enviro

Publication Date: 
15/12/2015
Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Conservation, Indonesia, Tribals, Awards, Environment, Palm Oil, Mining, Land Encroachments
Water Resources

Be merciless on encroachers of waterbodies: Venkaiah

Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday, said the recent floods in Chennai have made it a necessity to act strongly against “vested interests” that have encroached water bodies a

Publication Date: 
14/12/2015
Sruthisagar Yamunan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Water Resources, Land Encroachments, Chennai (T), Rehabilitation
Natural Disasters

Chamber’s suggestion on prevention of floods

Concentration of manufacturing industries and IT units necessitated construction of many residential colonies in and around Chennai, unmindful of the presence of waterways.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Floods, Chennai (T), Land Encroachments, Rainfall, Natural Disasters
Water Resources

Encroachments, apathy choke this century-old lake

The Doddabidarakallu lake is dying due to rampant encroachments, apathy of civic agencies and discharge of sewage into the waterbody.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2015
Niveditha Jain
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Lakes, Land Encroachments, Vector Borne Diseases, Water Resources
Solid Waste

Kenya: Kakamega Row Halts Sh6 Billion Waste Project

The Kakamega government's Sh6 billion waste conversion project has been stalled by residents' refusal to sell their land.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Kenya, Land, Land Encroachments, Africa
Environment

Draft coastal zone plan for city mentions no koliwadas

MUMBAI: Close on the heels of the state move to declare Worli Koliwada a slum in order to allow towers (TOI, November 12), comes the revelation that Mumbai's draft coastal zone management plan (CZM

Publication Date: 
18/11/2015
Clara Lewis
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Coastal Regulations, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Land Encroachments, Marine Life, Environment
Water Resources

Civic body turns blind eye to Salim Ali lake encroachments

Aurangabad: The civic body's lacklustre approach towards protecting Salim Ali Lake has been gradually spelling doom at the biodiversity hotspot located in the hearty of the city.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2015
Times Of India (Aurangabad)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Aurangabad (T), Lakes, Municipal Corporation, Land Encroachments, Biodiversity Hotspots, Water Resources

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