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 …
BMC has zeroed in on two types of cess models, transport and SWM. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering an incentive model for the proposed cess on solid waste management (SWM) services for housing societies in the city. While the department is still working on …
INDORE: Destruction of only garbage disposal plant of city in a major fire has given push to Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)'s ambitious plan to construct state's first waste to energy (WTE) plant in public private partnership to deal with garbage disposal. The project had hit a roadblock owing to high …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manjit Singh & Ors. Vs. Municipal Corporation, Amritsar & Ors. dated 19/05/2015 regarding waste dumped at Village Fatehpur, Amritsar by the Municipal Corporation. The Tribunal also directed the Municipal Corporation to clean the site and maintain …
SURAT : Following directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has lodged a complaint with the chief judicial magistrate here against Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) authorities including the municipal commissioner and operators of the municipal solid waste (MSW) plant at Khajod, Hanjar Biotech Energies …
Residents of Lajpat Nagar have moved the National Green Tribunal against the operation of a parking lot by the Delhi Urban Shelter Board (DUSIB) in front of Kasturba Niketan Complex, prompting the green panel to seek the response of the city government on the matter. A bench headed by the …
Residents of Gali Badrao, Katra Moti Ram, inside the Lohgarh gate area are up in arms against the installation of a mobile telecommunication tower on the roof top of a residential complex. The residents have written to the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation urging him to immediately stop the installation …
The Alappuzha municipality has resolved to strictly enforce the ban on plastic carry bags, notwithstanding the opposition that has been raised by a few traders’ groups. Speaking to media persons at a hurriedly-called press conference here on Thursday, Alappuzha municipal chairperson Mercy Diana Macido accused certain commercial establishments, mainly textile …
KOLHAPUR: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) may find itself in trouble because of its "inability" in curbing pollution in Rankala lake in the city. In a report sent to its higher office in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has recommended prosecution against the civic body for its inaction …
Varanasi Municipal Corporation's employees flout National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban daily by burning mounds of garbage in open. While many are unaware of the ban on burning garbage in the open, a few knowledgeable ones did take up the issue with authorities. However, they soon wilted under the official indifference. …
The state government has prepared an action plan for improvement of sanitation and hygiene during Nabakalebara in Puri. On May 11, the housing and urban development (H&UD;) department sent the 22-page action plan to Puri district officials, including collector for implementation. Cleanliness around Jagannath Temple, on Grand Road and beach …
INDORE: Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has identified 1,552 encroachments on the bank of Khan River and there are 468 points through which sewerage flows into the river, said divisional commissioner of Indore Sanjay Dubey in his affidavit before central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. Dubey said that …
CUTTACK: Almost a year after the district and civic authorities identified nearly 500 unsafe government and private buildings here, the administration has done precious little to demolish them in the thousand-year-old city - and is thereby waiting for a disaster to happen. Following an earthquake that had shaken Cuttack on …
Nagpur: Scientific management and 600 tonnes of solid waste that goes untreated in city continue to be a major problem for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The NMC's move to appoint another firm to treat the city's solid waste received a blow as the only private firm - SL Infrastructure …
The DDA prepared an agenda after the NGT in March directed the department to clean up the river and stop the dumping of construction material and debris into the river. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is in the process of analysing 25-year-old data on delineation of floodplains along the Yamuna. …
The symptoms of climate change were discussed during an interaction between a team from City of Boulder, Colorado (USA), which has been paired with Shimla under the CityLinks Climate Adaptation Partnership Programme (CAAP), funded by the USAID, with officials of the state government and the Shimla Municipal Corporation (MC) today. …
Children and youth have come together to install tri-colour community dustbins in slums of Berhampur of Odisha for proper segregation and disposal of solid wastes. Such an initiative has started in three slums of the city much ahead of similar measures in upmarket residential areas. This project to install tri-colour …
Shimla is among the six cities selected for the prestigious City Links Climate Adaptation Partnership Programme (CAAP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The programme will be managed by the International City Managers Association. The programme will prepare long-term strategies to meet the emerging challenge of …
PUNE: The civic body will approach the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) recent order of demolishing a recreational facility built by the civic body at Sambhaji Garden. The facility is also used by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as office space. A PMC circular issued in 1999 …
Officials propose special diversion channel to prevent big drain from flowing into river With temperatures soaring, the Nellore Municipal Corporation has initiated efforts to ensure supply of drinking water to all residents. The drinking water needs of the city are met by drawing water from the Penna riverbed and the …
Unmindful of the protests lodged by the residents of Bhagtanwala, the Municipal Corporation carried on with its exercise to pave way for the setting up of solid waste management plant today. A team of civic body officials, headed by Municipal Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal, opened the technical bid of the Mumbai-based …
