Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 30/05/2016 regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Tawi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir. NGT restrains the Respondents from throwing any muck in any of the rivers directly or indirectly including, Tawi and Chenab.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Friends Vs. Government of Uttarakhand dated 27/05/2016 regarding cutting and felling of trees from forest land for the purpose of melting the coal tar for laying metalled road in the State of Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand is unable to dispute to the fact that the trees are being felled and burnt for the purposes of melting the coal tar for laying metelled road

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hotel Shiv Sai Vs. The Member Secretary UEPPCB dated 26/05/2016 regarding disposal of waste into river Ganga by hotels, Uttarakhand. NGT noted that685 hotels out of which only 3 hotels have been sealed and to 9 hotels notices of closure has been issued as back as 28/04/2016. Till today none of them has been sealed. NGTdirects the Uttrakhand Pollution Control Board to take action against all the erring Hotels forthwith.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/05/2016 regarding pollution level of major cities in India. NGT directs the CPCB to place before the Tribunal complete data in relation to the population density, car density, total pollution of the area and the pollution level of major cities in the entire country.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s P.S. Industries & Others Vs. Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Others dated 24/05/2016 regarding disposal of hazardous waste by a small scale industry, Delhi. NGT directs the industry to maintain its ETP properly and ensure that it does not discharge the effluent in excess of the prescribed parameters and enter into an agreement with the CETP or even directly with Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. for collection, storage and disposal of hazardous waste.

Order of the National Green Tribunal ((Southern Zone Bench, Circuit Bench at Kochi) in the matter of Lawyers Environmental Awareness Vs State of Kerala dated 23/05/2016 regarding plying of diesel vehicles more than ten years old in Kerala. NGT directs the State of Kerala not to register any diesel vehicle with the capacity of 2000cc and above except public transport and local authority vehicle.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 20/05/2016 regarding the environmental destruction of Braj Parikrama route spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Tribunal directs the State of Rajasthan to carry out the plantation around the Parikarma and plant not less than thousand trees in the area of 1.2 km falling in the jurisdiction of State of Rajasthan.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Ashok Vihar Mitra Mandel Vs. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 19/05/2016 regarding dumping of hazardous wastes containing heavy metals in the green belt, Delhi. Report submitted before the Tribunal points out that soil is highly polluted at the places, where hazardous waste is being thrown indiscriminately, outside the boundary wall of CETP. The report also shows very high polluting parameters in the ground water as well as in the soil.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amandeep Aggarwal Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 19/05/2016 regarding indiscriminate cutting of trees in the State of Punjab at various road widening projects and canal banks. NGT restrains the State of Punjab, any Project Proponent, Various Authorities and Departments of State of Punjab from felling and cutting of any tree in the entire State of Punjab without specific permission of the Tribunal.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baldev Singh Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/05/2016 regarding stone crushers operating in village Bair, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh operating without consent of the State Pollution Control Board. Tribunal disposes of the Application with the instructions that the stone crusher will not operate till the time the consent to operate is granted by the Board and the Unit is physically inspected by the Joint Inspection Team of the Board. Till that time electricity is also disconnected.

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