Report by Deputy Salt Commissioner, Mumbai in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated March 15, 2023.

Madhura Rajesh Tawade in her application to the NGT prayed for remedial action against damage to the environment in Mumbai city near coastal road at Wadala to Mahul, close to Chembur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus freeway by adding C&D debris on the salt pan, making island out of it and encroaching the same, affecting the mangroves which are important for Mumbai city.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Navi Mumbai Environment Preservation Society Vs . City and Industrial Development Corporation Of Maharashtra (CIDCO) dated 11/10/2023.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Islampur Municipal Council Vs Madhukar Shankar Sutar & Others dated 03/10/2023.

The court directed the Chief Officer of the Islampur Municipal Council to file an affidavit setting out the compliance, if any, made with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and was also asked to state the preventive measures being taken to ensure that untreated sewage water is not discharged in Krishna river. The affidavit has to be filed within a period of one month and the next hearing of the case fixed for November 20, 2023.

Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) & Others Vs The Municipal Commissioner, Thane & Others dated 27/09/2023.

The Municipal Corporation of Thane had conceived a 100 bedded hospital at Kausa, Mumbra in 2008 but till date neither construction of the hospital is complete nor has it become functional. "There cannot be any justification for such unexplained and inordinate delay in completion of a project concerning healthcare of the general public," said the High Court.

Progress report on behalf of the Central Pollution Control Board in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order dated 25/07/2023 in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil & Others Vs Union of India & Others.

In compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated July 25, 2023, the background of the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) as well as the details of actions being taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was submitted.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sarang Yadvadkar & Others Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 15/09/2023.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Amravati Municipal Corporation Vs Ganesh Dadarao Anasane & Others dated 31/07/2023.

Various government initiatives aim to realise water security and conservation for sustainable development and equity. The Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), for example, in line with the global ‘Sustainable Development Goal (SDG): 6’, is targeting the water security of individuals in the last mile of service delivery.

Report of the Joint Committee in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order of September 5, 2022 in the matter of Original Application No 41/2022 (WZ), Abhay Pandurang Desai Vs State of Maharashtra & Others.

Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Dr. Harish Shetty vs The State Of Maharashtra & Others dated 10/07/2023.

The matter related to the state of patients who are overstaying in the mental health institutions in some cases for decades.

The Bombay High Court said that the primary focus should be on those patients who have been declared fit by the establishments - government and private and fit to be discharged and still they are confined to be establishments because their family members have not accepted them back at home.

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