Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the smart city project in New Delhi recently, the Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ) has geared up to get the city included in the project. The MCJ is trying hard to give the city a 21st-century “smart city” look, an urban-planning term for the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s. Mahabir Stone Crushing Co. Ltd. Vs. Haryana State Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 03/07/2015 regarding pollution caused by stone crushing units, Mohabatabad Zone -II, Faridabad, Haryana. The Tribunal also noted that there are saplings …
The ambitious plans of rejuvenating the Sabarmati riverfront with treated sewage water — a project which was shelved for the last several months for want of Central government approval — will now be revived. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had earlier applied for funds under the JnNURM scheme, but after …
NAGPUR: For the last one year, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has faced the ire of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for its failure to treat all the garbage collected from the city. Now, its garbage treatment plant has been shut for the last one …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Vs. Banka Municipality & Ors. dated 02/07/2015 regarding faulty construction of sewerage system, Banka Municipality, Bihar. Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant submits that there is need to pass urgent directions to the Banka Municipality – …
Expressing serious concern over pollution in Godavari river in view of the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government to inform it within a week what contingency plans it had formulated to clean the river water. A bench headed by Justice Abhay …
Civic chief says the state govt has asked it to act as a consultant. To leverage the good work done by the civic body in solid waste management, the state government has urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to act as consultant for other cities in the state for solid …
Following repeated complaints of air pollution and consequent breathing and other health problems from residents staying close to the dumping grounds of the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to set up three pollution monitoring stations around the newly-opened Kanjurmarg dumping ground to keep a check on the pollution …
City to get water from Kol Dam, improved sewerage system The Ministry of Economic Affairs has given its nod for Rs 643.06 crore projects. In the projects, Rs 335.77crore is for the Kol Dam lift drinking water scheme, Rs 136.93 crore for improving and plugging leakages in the city water …
Generators not installed despite recommendations from F&CC; “Lack of vision and planning” by officials of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is resulting in a water crisis in the city. This can be gauged from the fact that there are no generators for power back-up at 238 tubewells in the city even …
GHAZIABAD: The district administration and the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) have launched a massive drive for the restoration of water bodies across the city, which have been encroached upon, either fully or partially. The drive comes in the wake of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issuing a show-cause …
It was revealed that the PCMC had asked the NEERI to submit a document about buffer zone at the Punawale site. Strange as it might sound, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans to take steps to reduce the buffer zone of the Punawale landfill site even before it is commissioned. …
BHUBANESHWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finalized a detailed project report for renovation and beautification of 15 natural water bodies at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore. In February, the BMC had identified 60 water reservoirs for renovation. In the first phase, 15 water bodies would be taken …
Divisional commissioner S Chokalingam on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to ask the sugar factories in the region to comply with environment-related norms. The factories are shut since the last one month as the sugarcane crushing season ended in May. Chokalingam asked the environmental watchdog to track …
AURANGABAD: The civic authorities' tall claims of keeping the city garbage-free were exposed on Thursday as heaps of solid waste were witnessed at various places in the city. Unattended garbage at many collection points in municipal zones C and A is giving a dirty look to the localities. Moreover, garbage …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of Delhi. The Tribunal noted that stinking and dirty water flows through the water supply lines …
PUNE: Though monsoon is yet to hit the city with all its might, mosquito-borne diseases like dengue have already started rearing their heads. A total of 20 cases of dengue have been reported from different hospitals in the city in the last 15 days. The actual number, however, may be …
NASHIK: Three ponds in Trimbakeshwar dating back to the Peshwa era and now full of silt and hyacinth may once again meet the residents' requirement of water. Two trustees of the main Trimbakeshwar temple — Lalita Shinde and Satyapriya Shukla — have adopted Indrakund, Gautam Kund and Bilvateerth and taken …
According to a report submitted by the ward office, the samples contain Escherichia coli bacteria or E-coli bacteria in them. Thirty out of 37, or 81 per cent of the water samples tested by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from the unauthorised food stalls in the A ward were found …
In 2009, the Erode Municipal Corporation had set up an organic manure manufacturing facility. But, the project to recycle waste from the district has failed to benefit farmers of Erode and surrounding areas. Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangam, organizing secretary, Logusamy C, said, "I am aware that there is a facility that …
