In wake of the disaster at Uttarakhand, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show-cause notice to state government and the Ministry of environment and forests & has asked for details of ecological studies carried out for the state. Read text of the order [2].
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Union of India Ors dated 02/07/2013 regarding massive constructions being raised on the various hills of the State of Uttarakhand.
See Also
Video: We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy says Sunita Narain. [3]
Report: NIDM report on visit to Alaknanda Valley. [4]
Bill: Model bill on flood plain zoning opposed by states. [5]
Special report: Havoc in the Himalaya. [6]
Video: The Wrath of nature. [6]
Report: Report of working group on flood management and region specific issues for XII Plan. [7]
Guidelines: Management of floods. [8]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-matter-legal-aid-committee-national-green-tribunal-bar
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-matter-legal-aid-committee-national-green-tribunal-bar
[3] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/himalayas-agenda-development-and-environment
[4] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/report-visit-alaknanda-valley-uttarakhand-himalaya
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/draft-model-bill-flood-plain-zoning-1975
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/floods-flood-plains-and-environmental-myths
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/report-working-group-flood-management-and-region-specific-issues-xii-plan
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/management-floods
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/roads
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/construction-industry
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-management
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-highways-authority-india-nhai
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
