Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shri Hazi Arif & Ors. V/s. State of UP & Ors dated 08/05/2014 on the issue of discharge of untreated industrial waste water into the Sahibabad drain. NGT order also notes the report submitted by local Commissioner which shows that there is encroachment and construction in the green belt area.
A High Court judge yesterday expressed unwillingness to hear a writ petition that sought the court's directives on the authorities to remove illegal structures from the Dhanmondi-8 public playgroun
Once a beautiful water body that attracted scores of visitors, Badkhal Lake is now only a piece of dry land, dependent completely on rainwater.Dry and dirty - the Capital's water bodies are dying.
Twenty-one environmental and rights organisations on Monday sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s direct interference to save the rivers around the capital from grabbers and pollution.
The development authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway seem to have turned a blind eye to illegal construction of farmhouses and concrete structures going on unabated along the Y