Water Supply

Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024

The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns and cities did not comply with standards for safe drinking water.

Publication Date: 
04/12/2024
Marais de Vaal, Lambert de Klerk
Afriforum
Tags:
South Africa, Water Supply, Sewage, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drinking Water, Water Quality
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated water into river Narmada,02/12/2024 into river Narmada, 02/12/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kirtikumar Sadashiv Bhatt Vs Narmada Water Resource & Others dated 02/12/2024.

The matter relates to the discharge of untreated water into the waterbody in Narmada and encroachment.

Judgement Date: 
02/12/2024
Tags:
Narmada, River Pollution, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Waste Disposal
Water Pollution

Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh regarding Swarn Rekha river revival, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 26/11/2024

Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of  Vishvajeet Ratoniya Vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 26/11/2024.

The matter related to Swarn Rekha river revival.

Judgement Date: 
26/11/2024
Tags:
River, River Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Municipal Corporations, Gwalior (T), Madhya Pradesh, High Court, Sewers, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of solid waste management rules, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, 14/11/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prajesh Bisen & Others Vs Chief Municipal Officer, Balaghat & Others dated 14/11/2024.

Judgement Date: 
14/11/2024
Tags:
Balaghat (T), Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Municipal Corporations, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Sanitation

Action taken report by Government of Assam, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs on used water management in the urban local bodies of the state, 09/10/2024

Action taken report by Government of Assam, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs on used water management in the urban local bodies of the state.

A processing gap of 435.5 MLD has been identified for used water management in Assam. To address the same, Sewage Treatment Plants with a total capacity of 338.50 MLD have been planned and are currently at various stages of development. For instance, a sewage treatment plant (STP) with a design capacity of 2 MLD, has been made operational in the city of Nagaon, implemented by Assam Urban Water and Supply and Sewerage Board (AUWSSB).

Judgement Date: 
09/10/2024
Tags:
Wastewater Recycling, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a housing colony situated in Hindon flood plain, Uttar Pradesh, 06/05/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kashyap Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/05/2024.

In the Original Application, the complaint was in respect of laying underground pipeline and discharge of sewer waste of Shivam Enclave Colony, Old Haibatpur, Greater Noida in the Hindon river in violation of the environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2024
Tags:
Hindon, River Pollution, Housing Construction, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Uttar Pradesh, Land Encroachments
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Delhi STPs polluting Yamuna, 03/05/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Why 75 % of Delhi’s STPs aren’t ready to tackle Yamuna stink" appearing in The Times of India dated 19.02.2024 dated 03/05/2024.

Judgement Date: 
03/05/2024
Tags:
Yamuna, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of Laxmi Tal, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 30/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girja Shankar Rai & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 30/04/2024.

The matter related to protection of Laxmi Tal at Jhansi from pollution and unauthorized encroachment and discharge of untreated sewage and sullage.

Judgement Date: 
30/04/2024
Tags:
Water Pollution, Waste Disposal, Municipal Corporations, Jhansi (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna at Agra and Mathura-Vrindavan due to discharge of untreated sewage in the river, 24/04/2024

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sanjay Kulshresthra Vs Government of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 24/04/2024.

Judgement Date: 
24/04/2024
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Mathura (D), Agra (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Response by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on STPs in Uttarakhand, 18/04/2024

Response by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in Original Application No 200 of 2014 (M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others).

The matter related to prevention, control and abatement of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries with respect to the state of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
18/04/2024
Tags:
Ganga, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution

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