Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur, 22/12/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur.

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2014
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Gorakhpur (T), Municipal Corporation, Uttar Pradesh, Sewage Pollution, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Lake Pollution, Ramgarh, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Environment

Integrated management of wastewater through sewage fed aquaculture for resource recovery and reuse of treated effluent: A case study

India has 18% of the world’s population, 1.15 billion people, but access to only 4% of world’s fresh water resources. In the recent past, the dependency of Indian agriculture on ground water resources has increased upto an enormous extent due to several factors including increased demand of food, erratic behavior of monsoon, developmental pressure of various allied sectors etc.

Publication Date: 
16/12/2014
Dinesh Kumar, Anand M. Hiremath, Shyam R. Asolekar
5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development -- ICESD 2014
74-78
Tags:
Wastewater Recycling, Aquaculture, Karnal (D), Punjab, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution, Water Pollution Control
Water Pollution

Comparative physico-chemical profiling of two coastal water bodies from south east coast of india with special reference to their pollution status

In the present study, efforts have been made to analyze selected physico-chemical characteristics of the water bodies of Uppanar estuary and Periyavaikkal region of Killai backwater area, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu India. The comparative analytical study was conducted for one calendar year and water samplings were done on monthly basis. The parameters analyzed include rainfall, atmospheric temperature, water temperature, pH, salinity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand and hardness.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2014
N.Jothivel, V.I.Paul
International Journal of Modern Research and Reviews
2
12
544-553
Tags:
Water Pollution, Estuaries, Cuddapah (D), Tamil Nadu, Marine Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution
Water Pollution

Ganga pollution a matter of concern for judiciary: National Green Tribunal

Observing that pollution of Ganga is a matter of serious concern for the judiciary, the National Green Tribunal has constituted three committees to prevent and control indiscriminate discharge of i

Publication Date: 
19/11/2014
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Hundreds of dead fish cleared from Kukkarahalli Lake

UoM VC blames MCC's 'delay' in diverting sewage for the fish kill

Publication Date: 
19/11/2014
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Lake Pollution, Mysore (T), Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ganga, 17/11/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh Vs. M/s. Hindustan Cocacola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mehdiganj, Rajatalab, Varanasi & Others dated 17/11/2014 regarding pollution of river Ganga.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2014
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Delhi has a new plan to make Yamuna sewage-free, in just 3 years

Not a drop of sewage will flow into Yamuna three years from now, if a new plan prepared by different departments of the Delhi Government is to be believed.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2014
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Sewage Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drainage, Water Pollution Control, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

NGT seeks photo proof of cleaning of Khan riverbed

Indore : National Green Tribunal ( NGT) has instructed Indore Municipal Corporation to remove garbage and debris from the riverbed of Khan before November 15 and submit a report with photographs of

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Free Press (Indore)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Indore (T), River Pollution, Saraswati, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution
Health

Lawsuit Against U.N. on the Spread of Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Advances

A federal judge in New York has agreed to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against the United Nations by advocates for Haitian victims of the deadly cholera epidemic that first appeared on th

Publication Date: 
09/10/2014
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
Health, Cholera, Epidemics, Waterborne diseases, Haiti, Sewage Pollution
Water Pollution

Green Tribunal committees to inspect floating casinos

A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will inspect vessels of floating casinos in river Mandovi here next Tuesday to assess sewage treatment and discharge of waste generated

Publication Date: 
08/10/2014
Prakash Kamat
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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