Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in river Mandovi, Goa, 20/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kashinath Shetye & Others Vs Srinet Kotwale & Others dated 20/02/2019 regarding remedial steps for preventing and curing pollution in river Mandovi in Goa. According to the applicants, who are local inhabitants, the river is being polluted by discharge of untreated sewage. The application was filed before the Tribunal on 18.7.2014.

Judgement Date: 
20/02/2019
Tags:
River Pollution, Goa, Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Nira by industries, Pune, Maharashtra, 20/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Janardan Kundalikrao Pharande & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 20/02/2019.

Judgement Date: 
20/02/2019
Tags:
River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Pune (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Maharashtra
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of municipal solid waste, Pune, Maharashtra, 20/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Udaykumar Jagtap Vs Saswad Municipal Council & Others dated 20/02/2019 regarding disposal of municipal solid waste and steps taken by the Saswad Municipal Council, District Pune to prevent pollution of river Karha and its streams and water bodies. The Tribunal had disposed of the matter on 04.09.2014 where in the said judgment, the Tribunal directed the Saswad Municipal Council to commission the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Plant by 31.03.2015.

Judgement Date: 
20/02/2019
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Pune (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Management, Court, Municipal Corporations, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage Pollution, Compensation, Maharashtra
Water Pollution

Kulgam better developed; portable water, pollution major issues

KULGAM: Compared to the other constituencies of the South Kashmir, Kulgam is better developed in terms of road connectivity, healthcare and educational infrastructure.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2019
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Kulgam (D), Water Pollution, Jhelum, River Pollution, Waste Disposal
Industry

Status Report related to functioning of ETPs. CETPs in Bithuja, Balotra and Jasol, Rajasthan, 19/02/2019

Status Report of the Committee Members in compliance of order of NGT dated 07.01.2019 relating to; functioning of ETPs; CETPs; HRTs and other facilities in the area of Bithuja, Balotra and Jasol, Rajasthan in the matter related to Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others.

Judgement Date: 
19/02/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Luni, Waste Disposal
Water Pollution

Ganga Mission clears ₹1,388-cr projects on Yamuna

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has cleared sewage treatment projects worth ₹1,388 crore in Uttar Pradesh towns, including Meerut and Etawah, along the Yamuna river, a major tributary o

Publication Date: 
19/02/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, Water Pollution Control, Yamuna, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), River Pollution, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

9 months after Beas spill, Punjab govt draws up clean-up plan

On December 6 last year, the NGT’s supervising committee had inspected the Chadha Sugar Mill where in May, thousands of kgs of molasses had leaked into the Beas.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Beas, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Polluted stretches of the rivers, 11/02/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Polluted stretches of the rivers, 11/02/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme.

Publication Date: 
Monday, February 11, 2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, Rivers, India, Statistics, Parliament
Environment

Global-Local and illegal

We have to change this cycle of destruction, where we shift our consumption to poorer regions where pollution does not matter. Livelihoods do

Publication Date: 
11/02/2019
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, Environmental Security, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Environment
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Identification of Polluted Rivers, 08/02/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Identification of Polluted Rivers, 08/02/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers across the country, including Gangetic region, through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme.

Publication Date: 
Friday, February 8, 2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, India, Statistics, Parliament, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

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