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Water Pollution

Ground water quality in shallow aquifers of India

India is a vast country with varied hydrogeological situations resulting from diversified geological, climatological and topographic settings. Water-bearing rock formations (aquifers), range in age from Archaean to Recent.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2023
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater Quality, Water Quality, India, Irrigation, Drinking Water
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cholera outbreak in Rourkela, Odisha due to rupture in water supply pipes, 22/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in The Hindu dated 21.12.2023 titled “6 dead, 1000 infected in suspected cholera outbreak in Rourkela dated 22/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2023
Tags:
Cholera, Waterborne diseases, Water Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding foul smell emitting from Kushak drain, a part of the Barapullah drain, Delhi, 22/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/12/2023.

The matter related to the foul smell emitted from the drain flowing on the backside of houses of Greater Kailash, Delhi. The Kushak drain is open near the backside of their houses. The Kushak drain is part of the Barapullah Drain. The Barapullah storm water drain outfalls into the river Yamuna.

As per the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) report there are three main causes of the emitting of foul smell from the open area of drain. They are

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2023
Tags:
Drainage, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Municipal Corporations, Sedimentation, Yamuna, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Industry

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Tilaiya a storm water drain which falls in river Saryu, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, 22/12/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Durga Prasad Yadav & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2023
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution, Soft Drinks Industry, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, Allahabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Afforestation, Water Management
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms in the organization of Tehri Mahotsav, Tehri lake front, Uttarakhand, 21/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamal Saxena Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
21/12/2023
Tags:
Lakes, Tehri, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Pollution

Report filed by the Wetland Authority of India regarding the remedial action taken to ensure rejuvenation of the Najafgarh Jheel, 21/12/2023

Report filed by the Wetland Authority of India regarding the remedial action taken to ensure rejuvenation of the Najafgarh Jheel (lake) situated on the Delhi-Gurgaon border.

The water body falls partly in NCT of Delhi and partly in Haryana. The monitoring of water quality is being done on a quarterly basis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).

Judgement Date: 
21/12/2023
Tags:
Wetlands, Wetland Conservation, Delhi, Haryana, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drainage, Sedimentation, Yamuna
Water Pollution

Improvement in water quality of river Yamuna in 2023 in comparison to 2022: GNCTD

Due to coordinated action taken by the various concerned departments, water quality of river Yamuna has improved in the period of January 2023 to December 2023 in comparison to the corresponding months in the period of January 2022 to December 2022.

Judgement Date: 
20/12/2023
Tags:
Yamuna, Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tent City project in the riverbed of Ganga at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 15/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tushar Goswami Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
15/12/2023
Tags:
Ganga, Varanasi (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of Puraniha pond, village Bedachh,district Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, 14/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Hari Mohan Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 14/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
14/12/2023
Tags:
Water Resources, Land Encroachments, Rewa (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution
Sanitation

Interim report by the Environment Department, Haryana regarding sewage and effluent treatment capacity, 12/12/2023

Interim report by the Environment Department, Haryana in EA No. 35 of 2023 in OA No 673 of 2018 'News item published in the Hindu authored by shri Jacob Koshy titled more river stretches are now critically polluted: CPCB'.

The state of Haryana is regularly submitting the monthly progress report regarding river Yamuna and Ghaggar action plans to National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti. A lot of progress has been made regarding sewage and effluent treatment capacity in the state. 

Judgement Date: 
12/12/2023
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Haryana, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Sanitation, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

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