West Bengal

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment and cutting of mangrove trees, Malta, West Bengal, 02/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonatan Biswas Vs District Forest Officer, Allpore & Others dated 02/04/2019 regarding encroachment, cutting of mangroves trees and construction of bamboo huts in the forests of Malta, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

02/04/2019

Tags:

Forest Encroachments, Mangroves, Malta, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 02/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Bhatpara Municipality Vs State of West Bengal dated 02/04/2019 regarding illegal sand mining in District North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, near Naihati Bandel Railway Bridge, Kanchrapara Bansberia Road Bridge at Jagatdal Meghna Ghat. The report submitted by the West Bengal State Pollution Control Board (WBSPCB) corraborates the fact that sand mining was taking place in which four boats with suction facility were being used.

Judgement Date:

02/04/2019

Tags:

Sand, Mining, 24 Parganas (N), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Sanitation

Study to ascertain the impact of the achievement of Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, on the incidence of environmental contamination in Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal

The purpose of scientific study is to ascertain contamination levels, related to human and animal faecal contamination in Environmental Medium viz. Water, Soil and Food in 4 numbers of villages each in one ODF and one non-ODF district in each of the three states viz. Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.

Publication Date:

01/04/2019

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Open Defecation, Rural Sanitation, Sanitation, Orissa (Odisha), Bihar, West Bengal, Faecal Coliforms

Air Pollution

Dust-absorbing plants to fight pollution in New Town

KOLKATA: In an effort to minimise dust pollution in New Town, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has given a list of dust-absorbing plants and trees to the forest department to plant

Publication Date:

28/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Pollution Control

Environment

Solar scientist bats for environment friendly election campaign

KOLKATA: Solar power expert and scientist S P Gon Chaudhuri has written to the chief election commissioner of India so that environment friendly election campaigning measures could be taken up, lik

Publication Date:

27/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Political Parties, Environmental Security, Scientists, Environment

Environment

Sound-limiters must for poll campaigns

Kolkata: After making sound-limiter mandatory for entire West Bengal, north eastern states and Andaman and Nicobar islands, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sought reports of compliance fro

Publication Date:

27/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Noise Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment

Health

Food habit, pollution may trigger pancreatic cancer

KOLKATA: The muted symptoms of pancreatic cancer — that claimed the life of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Sunday — make it one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

Publication Date:

19/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Cancer, Jaundice, Food Safety, Pollution, Health Effects, Health

Environment

Kolkata: NGT stay on helipad construction at Sagar Island

KOLKATA: The eastern zone bench of National Green Tribunal on Tuesday ordered an injunction on the construction of a helipad at Sagar Island after going through an application by environment activi

Publication Date:

14/03/2019

Source: Times of India (Kolkata)

Tags:

West Bengal, Coastal Regulations, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of mangroves at Dhew Sagar on the Ganga Sagar Island

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion regarding Sunderbans Forests Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/03/2019 regarding large scale falling of mangroves at Dhew Sagar on the Ganga Sagar Island which is an estuary of river Ganga in the Bay of Bengal which falls within the eco-sensitive Sunderbans area.

Judgement Date:

12/03/2019

Tags:

Sundarbans, Mangroves, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal

Air Pollution