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Delhi’s vital water source, the Yamuna river, is facing a severe pollution crisis due to untreated effluents, biomedical waste and illegal dumping of construction debris (malba), posing an imminent threat, according to a comprehensive report from the parliamentary standing committee on water resources.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 05, 2024. The Bill seeks to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Mitra Vs State of Uttar Pradesh &Others dated 30/01/2024.

The matter related to encroachments in the area of pond covering a total area of 11.1350 hectares situated at Kasba Farid Nagar, tehsil Modi Nagar, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. Encroachments have been caused by raising constructions of houses, animal sheds and other structures for residential and commercial purposes.

Additional report by state of Kerala in Original Application No 147 of 2022 in the matter of Krishna Das Vs State of Kerala.

The report was on the remedial action taken by the authorities for the conservation of Ashtamudi and Vembanad-kol wetland as per the National Green Tribunal order dated March 22, 2023.

Report of 26 districts of Uttar Pradesh in Original Application No 200 of 2014 in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others. Hardoi, Sitapur, Shravasti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Rampur, Mathura, Mainpuri, Kanpur Dehat district among others have filed their District Ganga Committee report.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Re.: Kestopur and Bagjola Canals Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/01/2024.

The matter is related to pollution of Kestopur-Bagjola Khal/ Bagjola Canal. According to the applicant solid wastes of huge quantity are thrown in the canal and discharges of filthy water from innumerable pipelines/open drains are continuing there. No action appears to have been taken by the authorities with regard to the cleaning of the Kestopur-Bagjola Canal.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Suprova Prasad Vs Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 18/01/2024.

The court called the report filed by the District Magistrate, Hooghly to be vague.

Status report by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee in the matter of "How garbage is choking N-Choe in Chandigarh" dated 16/01/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re : Pollution level is increasing in the city due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River of Jahanabad, Bihar Vs State of Bihar dated 11/01/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re. : ‘14 cottah Mahisbathan pond turns into field, BMC steps, in Kolkata, West Bengal' dated 11/01/2024.

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