River Pollution

Union water resources minister Uma Bharti sets off on tour to monitor progress of Ganga cleaning mission

NEW DELHI: A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the 'Namaami Gange' programme, the Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Thursday set off on a tour to monitor t

Publication Date:

26/05/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Ganga, River Pollution, Ministry Of Water Resources, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Uttar Pradesh, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Pollution

Water Pollution

NGT asks CPCB to inspect hand pumps releasing polluted water

The National Green Tribunal today directed the Central Pollution Control Board to inspect the hand pumps releasing contaminated ground water in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Publication Date:

25/05/2017

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Groundwater Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ganga, National Green Trbunal (NGT), River Pollution, Water Pollution

Water Pollution

Gomti river in Lucknow more polluted than Ganga in Varanasi: CAG report

The CAG report which studied the pollution levels in Lucknow and Varanasi from 2011 to 2015 has revealed that the Gomti river is more polluted than the Ganga.

Publication Date:

24/05/2017

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Gomti, Lucknow (T), River Pollution, Ganga, Varanasi (T), Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Water Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding open defecation and waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains, 23/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samir Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 23/05/2017 regarding open defecation and waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains.

Judgement Date:

23/05/2017

Tags:

Yamuna, River Pollution, Open Defecation, Sanitation, Toilets, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Municipal Corporations, Compensation

Water Pollution

Colombia’s constitutional court grants rights to the Atrato River and orders the government to clean up its waters

The ruling notes that the concept of “nature as a true subject of rights that must be recognized by states and exercised under the tutelage of their legal representatives.”

Publication Date:

23/05/2017

Source: Mongabay

Tags:

Water Resources, Rivers, River Pollution, Colombia, Water Pollution Control, Court, Environment, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of effluents by Leeza Leathers into river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 19/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Leeza Leathers Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding discharge of effluents by Leeza Leathers into river Ganga, Uttar Pradesh. NGT allows the unit to operate its processing activity subject to it getting grant of consent from Pollution Control Board and obtain permission from the Central Ground Water Authority, in the event they are extracting ground water.

Judgement Date:

19/05/2017

Tags:

Ganga, Leather Industry, Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Polluting Industries

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Yamuna pollution, 19/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Published in Hindustan Times “And Quiet Flows the Maily Yamuna” Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding Yamuna pollution.

Judgement Date:

19/05/2017

Tags:

Yamuna, River Pollution, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Drainage, Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution

Water Pollution

Rai for action against those polluting Phalguni river

District In-Charge Minister and Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai directed Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials to initiate stern action against those respons

Publication Date:

19/05/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Management, Water Pollution

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