Water Resources

Citizens chip in to save lakes; Centre to make it mass mode

PUNE: People's proactive role in protection and conservation of lakes in cities like Pune (Katraj and Lakaki lakes), Kolhapur and Bengaluru among others places has drawn the Centre's attention to t

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Radheshyam Jadhav
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Lakes, ATREE, Water Management, Urban Encroachments, Water Resources
Water Pollution

CAG raps State government for failing to protect lakes

'Water quality of lakes surveyed does not conform to prescribed standards'

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Lake Pollution, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Wetlands, Urban Encroachments, Biodiversity, Water Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of green spaces, Delhi, 01/06/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sant Nagar Residents Welfare Association & Others Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 01/06/2015 regarding encroachment of green spaces, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
01/06/2015
Tags:
Green Spaces, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land Encroachments, Urban Encroachments, Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding non-forest activity in the Rangpuri ridge area, Delhi, 29/05/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed & Ors. Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 29/05/2015 regarding non-forest activity on the forest land of Delhi Ridge.

Judgement Date: 
29/05/2015
Tags:
Deforestation, Forest Encroachments, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Urban Encroachments
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal encroachments on the water bodies in Delhi, 06/04/ 2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Centre for Human Rights Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 06/04/2015 regarding illegal encroachments on the water bodies in Delhi, namely, Ponds of Village Ladpur; Ponds of Neb Sarai; Ponds of Village Sahipur; Ponds of Village Kanjhawala and Ponds of Village Mangolpur Kalan.

Judgement Date: 
06/04/2015
Tags:
Water Resources, Delhi, Urban Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Effect of river environment on the land use of Guwahati city: perspectives from nature-culture relationship

The city of Guwahati has a rich historical past and finds frequent mention in medieval historical sources and epics. From the pre-historic existence, the city has evolved through various stages of development and lately, the city has entered a phase of vigorous growth changing remarkably its fabric of settlement and the overall morphology of the urban landscape. Throughout the history of growth and development of Guwahati city, the river Brahmaputra has played the most important role in shaping the socio-economic life of its dwellers and the land use pattern of the city.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2015
Pallabi Borah, A K Bhagabati
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Tags:
Guwahati, Rivers, Land Use, Wetlands, Floods, Brahmaputra, Statistics, Remote Sensing, Drainage, Urban Waterlogging, Urban Encroachments
Transport

For smart city plan, Pune needs BRTS, cycle tracks

City politicians will have to change their stand on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and cycle tracks if they want Pune to be a part of the Union government's 'smart city' plan, which makes it ma

Publication Date: 
21/11/2014
Radheshyam Jadhav
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (T), Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Cycles, Urban Encroachments, Municipal Corporation, Public Transport, Transport
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorised constructions on the land belonging to Department of Forest and Wildlife, Neb Sarai, Delhi, 11/11/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pavit Singh Vs The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 11/11/2014. This application has been filed by the applicant who is a resident of Chandan Colony, Saidullajab, IGNOU Road, New Delhi, a social activist as well as RTI activist praying for a direction against respondents to demolish/remove the encroachments from the ridge land and the unauthorised construction on the land falling in khasra no.

Judgement Date: 
11/11/2014
Tags:
Forests, Urban Encroachments, Land Encroachments, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Sanitation

2 e-toilets in, 100 more by year-end

In a city whose 65 lakh population has just 900 toilets, the corporation has come up with the idea of setting up electronic toilets as a solution.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2014
Divya Chandrababu
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Toilets, Urban Encroachments, Urban Sanitation, Sanitation
Water Resources

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, 28/08/2014

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Prof. Ajay Singh Rawat Vs Union of India & Others regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake as well as from the roads and other public properties, Nainital District, Uttarakhand dated 28/08/2014.

Judgement Date: 
28/08/2014
Tags:
Lakes, Nainital (D), Urban Encroachments, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Drainage, Municipal Corporations

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