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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meenu Devi and State of Haryana & Others dated 22/09/2022.

The grievance in the letter petition sent by email, which has been treated and registered as Original Application, is that a river bridge over river Ghaggar stretch between Sectors 21 and 23 in Panchkula, Haryana is being used more for immersion of religious offerings, garbage than for transportation to Chandigarh Tricity. This is polluting the river and damaging the environment.

Pollution and environmental degradation often worsen as countries develop and industrialize. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis suggests that, initially, economic growth increases pollution up to a certain income threshold, and then it begins to decrease pollution. Pollution reduction is not inevitable, however.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T. S. Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 14/09/2022.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), September 14, 2022 directed the constitution of a nine member Monitoring Committee to come up with an action plan for prevention and remediation of pollution of Sai river so as to achieve tangible results within six months.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girja Shankar Rai & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 14/09/2022.

The Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, assured the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that remedial action will be taken protection of Laxmi Tal at Jhansi by controlling the pollution and removing the encroachments.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Animesh Das Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/09/2022.

The matter related to waterbody encroachment, mouza Kotrung under Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, district Hooghly.

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Kasthuribha and Indira Nagar Residents Welfare Forum Vs The Secretary, Public Works Department & Others dated 12/09/2022.

Compliance cum action taken report in the matter of Swami Narhariyanand Sarovar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others. The report is in response to the National Green Tribunal, July 13, 2022.

The NGT, August 18, 2022 expressed its displeasure with the state of Arunachal Pradesh, praying for more time for filing its reply on the matter of disposal of waste into the rivers Senki, Pachin and Dikrong.

Report filed by the Senior Environmental Engineer on behalf of Kerala State Pollution Control Board.

The matter related to failure to take action for protecting Astamudi wetland and Vembanad-kol wetland, a Ramsar site in Kollam district of Kerala.

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board had conducted a sanitation survey of Ashtamudi lake and found that the main reason for the pollution of the lake water was the indiscriminate discharge of sewage and dumping of solid waste from households and establishments.

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand (Writ Petition (PIL) No. 109 of 2022) in the matter of Ratanmani Dobhal Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 03/08/2022.

The petitioner has highlighted three projects undertaken by the Irrigation Department, Uttarakhand namely:

1. Construction of irrigation canal for re-use of treated water of Jagjitpur sewage treatment plant (STP) of Haridwar district under state sector (NABARD) costing of Rs.2365.39 lakh

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