Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for road construction, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, 25/11/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Singh Vs Himanchal Pradesh Public Works Department & Others dated 25/11/2019 regarding cutting of trees during construction of road from Chirpurche onwards to Fochitang- Ramni in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The applicant has alleged that forest clearance has been granted by dividing bigger portions into two parts and by changing the route of construction.

Judgement Date: 
25/11/2019
Tags:
Roads, Trees, Kinnaur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Himachal Pradesh
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction of roads in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, 29/07/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N.

Judgement Date: 
29/07/2019
Tags:
Rajaji NP, Roads, Supreme Court, Wildlife Act 1972, Tiger Reserves, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the High Court of Bombay regarding construction of a coastal road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 16/07/2019

Judgement of the High Court of Bombay in the matter of Worli Koliwada Nakhwa & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 16/07/2019 regarding construction of a coastal road on the western coast of Mumbai from Princess Street Flyover to the Worli end of the Borivali– Worli Sea-link. Four interchanges are connecting the existing road to the proposed Coastal Road.

Judgement Date: 
16/07/2019
Tags:
Roads, Coastal Regulations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mumbai, Maharashtra, High Court, Wildlife Act 1972, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Land Reclamation, Municipal Corporations, Marine Ecosystems
Habitat And Urbanisation

Zimbabwe: ED Opens US$20m Ngundu-Tanganda Highway

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the US$20 million rehabilitated Ngundu-Tanganda highway, in a development expected to spur economic activity.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Zimbabwe, Infrastructure Development, Africa
Wildlife

Proximity to unconventional shale gas infrastructure alters breeding bird abundance and distribution

Unconventional shale gas development is a rapidly expanding driver of forest loss and fragmentation in the central Appalachian region. The researchers evaluated the relationship between breeding passerine abundances and distance from shale gas development at a long-term (2008–2017) study site in northern West Virginia, USA.

Publication Date: 
11/06/2019
Laura S. Farwell, Petra B. Wood, 2 Donald J. Brown & et al
The Condor
1-20
Tags:
infrastructure, Birds, Land Use, United States Of America (US), Roads, Wildlife
Environment

Environmental matters for government

There is the desperate need for change in policies for forestry. In the past five years, government policies on this matter have been as good as nothing

Publication Date: 
03/06/2019
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Fores Rights Act 2006, Hydroelectricity, Roads, Environmental Security, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

BMC to resume work on Coastal Road project following Supreme Court order

Activists threaten legal action if the civic body deviates from the appex court order's scope

Publication Date: 
07/05/2019
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Roads, Coastal Regulations, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Habitat And Urbanisation
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused in the course of four lanning of National Highway from Udhampur to Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir, 26/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/04/2019 regarding pollution caused in the course of four-laning of National Highway from Udhampur to Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir by the Gammon India Limited and the Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. These Review Applications have been filed by Gammon India Ltd. and Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. for review of the order dated 12.02.2019. By the said order, the Tribunal directed both the said applicants to pay interim compensation of Rs.

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2019
Tags:
Highways, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Roads, Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal, Jammu & Kashmir

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