Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Nayanjuli canal and its restoration, West Bengal, 01/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dwaipayan Sengupta Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 01/09/2015 regarding Nayanjuli canal and its restoration.

The Tribunal directed the Principal Secretary, PWD, Govt. of West Bengal to formulate a scheme in consultation with his engineers for free flow of water by removing the obstruction in three points viz. Golaghata, Lake Town and Bangur. NGT also directed a scheme to be framed for free passage of flow of water without obstruction by way of construction of bridge or installation of hume pipes in those three points.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2015
Tags:
Water Resources, Urban Encroachments, Waste Disposal, Kolkata, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Hydrology, Urban Habitat
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the Bombay High Court regarding the notification altering the boundaries of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, 31/08/2015

Judgement of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Balasaheb Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding the notification by the Urban Development Department, State of Maharashtra altering the boundaries of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation and thereby 5 WP 6179.15 including the area of newly constituted Satara Deolai Municipal Council into the Municipal Corporation Aurangabad. It is the said notification which is assailed in the present writ petitions.

Judgement Date: 
31/08/2015
Tags:
Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad (T), High Court, Maharashtra, Urban Habitat
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the location of chemical, petro chemical and also hazardous industries located in proximity of residential area, Navi Mumbai, 17/08/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil Vs. Union of India dated 17/08/2015 regarding the location of chemical, petro chemical and also hazardous industries which are located in proximity of newly developed residential area, Navi Mumbai.

In the present Application, Applicant Janardan has challenged illegal actions of the Respondents affecting the public at large on following grounds :-

i) Gross failure to maintain ambient air quality in the residential zone;

Judgement Date: 
17/08/2015
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Mumbai, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coastal Regulations, Air Pollution, Mangroves, Hazardous Industry, Industrial Pollution, Maharashtra, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Climate Change

River flood risk in Jakarta under scenarios of future change

Given the increasing impacts of flooding in Jakarta, methods for assessing current and future flood risk are required. In this paper, we use the Damagescanner-Jakarta risk model to project changes in future river flood risk under scenarios of climate change, land subsidence, and land use change. We estimate current flood risk at USD 143 million p.a. Combining all future scenarios, we simulate a median increase in risk of +263 % by 2030. The single driver with the largest contribution to that increase is land subsidence (+173 %).

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
Y. Budiyono, J. C. J. H. Aerts, D. Tollenaar & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences - Discussions
3
4435–4478
Tags:
Floods, Indonesia, Urban Habitat, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts, Climate Change, Rainfall Pattern, Urban Land Use, Drainage, Rivers
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the extent of open/park spaces available to the residents of a locality, Gurgaon, Haryana, 28/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Anil Uppal & Ors. Vs. U.O.I. & Ors. dated 28/07/2015 regarding the extent of open/park spaces available to the residents of Lagoon Residential Apartment Complex, Ambience Island NH-24, Gurgaon, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
28/07/2015
Tags:
Green Spaces, Urban Habitat, Urban Housing, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Gurgaon (T), Haryana
Health

Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with walking and cycling for transport among adult residents of 17 cities in 12 countries: The IPEN Study

Prevalence of walking and cycling for transport is low, varying greatly across countries. Few studies have examined neighborhood perceptions related to walking and cycling for transport in different countries. Therefore it is challenging to prioritize appropriate built environment interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the strength and shape of the relationship between adults’ neighborhood perceptions and walking and cycling for transport across diverse environments.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2015
Jacqueline Kerr, Jennifer A. Emond, Hannah Badland & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-37
Tags:
Walking, Cycles, Transport, Urban Habitat, China, Brazil, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom (UK), Lifestyles, Non Communicable Diseases
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and air pollution caused by unauthorized auto shops and building material shops, Delhi, 16/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Aviation Employees Co-operative House Building Society Ltd. Vs. Commissioner, EDMC dated 16/07/2015 regarding noise and air pollution caused by unauthorized auto shops and building material shops, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
16/07/2015
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Environment Act 1986, Residents Welfare Association, Delhi, Cars and Congestion
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees for raising the boundary wall or any other construction, Delhi, 10/06/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Uma Oberoi Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Others dated 10/06/2015 regarding felling of trees for raising the boundary wall or any other construction.

Judgement Date: 
10/07/2015
Tags:
Trees, Urban Habitat, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Health

Feasibility and effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in an urban endemic setting in Bangladesh: a cluster randomised open-label trial

Cholera is endemic in Bangladesh with epidemics occurring each year. The decision to use a cheap oral killed whole-cell cholera vaccine to control the disease depends on the feasibility and effectiveness of vaccination when delivered in a public health setting. We therefore assessed the feasibility and protective effect of delivering such a vaccine through routine government services in urban Bangladesh and evaluated the benefit of adding behavioural interventions to encourage safe drinking water and hand washing to vaccination in this setting.

Publication Date: 
09/07/2015
Firdausi Qadri, Mohammad Ali, Fahima Chowdhury & et al
Lancet
1-10
Tags:
Cholera, Waterborne diseases, Urban Habitat, Bangladesh, South Asia, Vaccination, Sanitation, Poverty
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deconcretisation of the base of the trees, Gurgaon, Haryana, 08/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Haryali Welfare Society Vs. State of Haryana & Ors dated 08/07/2015 regarding deconcretisation of the base of the trees, Gurgaon, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
08/07/2015
Tags:
Trees, Urban Habitat, Gurgaon (T), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation

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