Water Pollution

NGT bars UP govt from spending on projects along Ganga

The National Green Tribunal Tuesday rapped Uttar Pradesh government for wasting crores of rupees of public money on Ganga rejuvenation and restrained it from spending on any major project except ma

Publication Date: 
19/10/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution (Haridwar City Border to Unnao in District Kanpur), 18/10/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 18/10/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution. The Uttar Pradesh State Government, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board are directed to file a comprehensive map sketch mentioning all the drains and the rivers joining the river Ganga or its main tributaries in Segment – B which now will be from Haridwar City Border to Unnao in District Kanpur.

Judgement Date: 
18/10/2016
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Pollution, Haridwar (T), Unnao (T), Kanpur (D), Uttar Pradesh, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Water Pollution

Immersion process will not pollute the Ganga: KMC

As soon as civic workers immersed the idol into the Ganges, a herculean crane moved into action.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2016
Zeeshan Javed
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ecosystems, Health Effects, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Idol immersion makes Ganga polluted

PATNA: Even as hundreds of idols were immersed in the Ganga in Patna and neighbouring areas on Tuesday and Wednesday to mark the end of the Durga Puja festival, the district administration did not

Publication Date: 
13/10/2016
B K Mishra
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Ganga, River Pollution, Durga Puja, Festival, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Drinking Water, Ecosystems, Environmentalists, Water Pollution
Industry

Global thermal pollution of rivers from thermoelectric power plants

Worldwide riverine thermal pollution patterns were investigated by combining mean annual heat rejection rates from power plants with once-through cooling systems with the global hydrological-water temperature model variable infiltration capacity (VIC)-RBM. The model simulates both streamflow and water temperature on 0.5° × 0.5° spatial resolution worldwide and by capturing their effect, identifies multiple thermal pollution hotspots.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
12/10/2016
C E Raptis, M T H van Vliet, S Pfister
Environmental Research Letters
1-10
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, River Pollution, Remote Sensing, United States Of America (US), China, France, Mississippi, Rhine, Danube, Europe, Africa, Canada, Industrial Pollution, Power Industry
Environment

Durga idols immersed in seven Yamuna ghats across Delhi

Hundreds of Durga idols were immersed at around seven Yamuna ghats across the national capital today, with authorities trying to ensure that non-biodegradable items do not make it to the already po

Publication Date: 
12/10/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Durga Puja, Religious Beliefs, Festival, Environmental Security, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Yamuna, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
Water Pollution

River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016

The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approval the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016.

Publication Date: 
07/10/2016
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Tags:
River Pollution, Ganga, India, River Basin, National River Conservation Directorate
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Jojari in the District of Jodhpur by industries, 30/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.M. Charitable Trust & Others Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 30/09/2016 regarding pollution of river Jojari in the District of Jodhpur by industries.

Judgement Date: 
30/09/2016
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Jodhpur (D), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal
Water Pollution

No respite for rivers from idol immersion

Cuttack: In an effort to curb pollution of water bodies, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) had dug up six temporary ponds for immersion of Ganesh idols.

Publication Date: 
29/09/2016
Times Of India (Cuttack)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Mahanadi, River Pollution, Festival, Religious Beliefs, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the Madras High Court regarding disposal of sewage water into river Amaravathi and its channels, Tamil Nadu, 28/09/2016

Order of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in the matter of Karur Mavatta Nilathadi Neer Pathugappau Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 28/09/2016 regarding disposal of drainage/sewage water of the Karur Municipality into Amaravathi River and its channels.

Madras High Court directs State of Tamil Nadu (Municipal Administration) and Karur Municipality to stop draining the drainage/sewage water into Amaravathi river within Karur Municipal Limit and the said exercise shall be completed on or before 30.10.2016.

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2016
Tags:
Amaravathi, River Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Tamil Nadu, Municipal Corporation, High Court, Waste Disposal, Karur (T)

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