Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding constructions on Yamuna floodplains, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 29/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uma Shankar Patwa & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 29/08/2017 regarding constructions on Yamuna floodplains, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs demolition of structures falling within 100 meters of the high flood line already demarcated and the projects which are stated to be outside the high flood line would be allowed to complete their constructions subject to compliance of directions.

Judgement Date: 
29/08/2017
Tags:
Yamuna, Urban Encroachments, Land Use, Agra (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers, Uttar Pradesh, Urban Habitat
Water Pollution

NGT asks Mathura administration to submit report on sewerage treatment plant near Yamuna

AGRA: Hearing a petition seeking stay on developmental work carried out by the Mathura administration on the heritage ghats of Vrindavan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a detailed rep

Publication Date: 
25/08/2017
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Mathura (D), Water Pollution
Environment

Despite NGT ban, idols made of plaster of paris flood Agra mkts

Agra: Despite National Green Tribunal's (NGT) ban on immersion of idols made of plaster of paris (POP) in the Yamuna river, market's in the City of Taj is flooded with Ganesh idols made of the mate

Publication Date: 
21/08/2017
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ganesh Chaturthi, Yamuna, Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment
Water Resources

Problem in protecting India’s wetlands: Technically, there aren’t any to protect

Art of Living argument in NGT is hinged on a catch: wetlands get their identity only through notification by govt under Rules.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Wetlands, Yamuna, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmentalists, Water Resources
Water Pollution

Save Yamuna: Flower waste turned into items for havan

In a bid to keep the Yamuna clean, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation got a waste-processing machine installed at Nigambodh Ghat, which is now preventing up to 5 tonnes of flower waste from ente

Publication Date: 
03/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
Environment

Pay Rs 10L for pollution in Mathura: NGT to Cantonment Board

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Mathura Cantonment Board to comply with its order and pay Rs 10 lakh as environmental compensation for causing pollution in the temple town and ri

Publication Date: 
27/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (T), Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Land Pollution, Yamuna, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation, Environment, Landfill
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Dehradun into River Yamuna, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Selaqui International School Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2017 regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun into River Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2017
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, Dehradun (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to Yamuna flood plains during the holding of the three day Art of Living event in Delhi, 21/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Kumar Tyagi Vs. Art of Living International Center & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding damage to Yamuna flood plains during the holding of the three day Art of Living event in Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
21/07/2017
Tags:
Yamuna, Festival, Riverine Ecology, Hydrology, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

NGT directs MoEF to consider mining plans of UP, Haryana

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to "expeditiously" consider the mining plans submitted by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Mining, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Yamuna
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage on the river bed of River Yamuna by Mathura Cantonment Board, Uttar Pradesh, 18/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tapesh Bhardwaj Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 18/07/2017 regarding dumping of garbage on the river bed of River Yamuna by Mathura Cantonment Board, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
18/07/2017
Tags:
Yamuna, Waste Disposal, Mathura (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Waste Management, Uttar Pradesh, River Pollution, Municipal Corporations

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