Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State & Others dated 26/08/2016 regarding M/s. Devdham Café restaurant being run right on the river bed of Beas. Photographs have been placed on record to show that there are a large number of vehicles parked near the river bed which are buses and cars which have been parked just adjacent to the river bed and the hotel itself appears to be in the flood plain. The hotel is operating without consent of the Pollution Control Board.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Singh Bhandari Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/08/2016 regarding the eligibility for appointment of Chairman/ Member Secretary of State Pollution Control Board. A related question is about the appointment of Members of the State Pollution Control Board.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/08/2016. The application was filed against the alleged illegal activities including operation of stone crushers, brick kilns, tea factories and other polluting activities in the No Development Zone that was demarcated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide Notification dated 5th July, 1996 around the Numaligarh refinery in Assam.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/08/2016 regarding beach camps along the stretch of river Ganga. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand has placed the Tribunal a detailed map showing the line of middle of the river, 100 meter from the middle of the river and the proposed sites for beach camps.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhumangal Shukla Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 23/08/2016 regarding Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. It has been pointed out that Municipal Solid Waste of Vrindavan was being dumped on different places and even on the banks of River Yamuna. The unregulated dumping of MSW on the floodplain area of River Yamuna is a new development and is playing havoc with the floodplain.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samir Mehta Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 23/08/2016 regarding marine pollution caused by the sinking of ship (M.V. RAK) and oil spill which occurred in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Mumbai. The spilled oil from the ship spread beyond Mumbai to Raigad District. Traces were noticed particularly between Uttan in Bhayandar and Gorai beach.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 22/08/2016 regarding installation of waste to energy plant, Achan, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion & Others Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding setting up a plant for municipal solid waste and STP in the Beas river bed. NGT in its order noted that the sites are not even one meter away from the river stream. In fact they are almost touching the water of the river.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 19/08/2016 regarding Achan municipal waste dumping site, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs the State of Uttar Pradesh and all its Public Authorities including Jal Nigam, Jal Sansthan and Corporation falling in entire Segment “B” of Phase-I to place composite documents on record showing how they intend to deal with industrial and sewage pollution in this segment.