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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal & Others dated 18/09/2014 regarding pollution of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take stringent action against industries along Ulhas river that continue to discharge industrial effluent beyond admissible limits. “There are large number of industries which still are found not complying with the standards and MPCB assures that …
A total of 393 housing societies in the city have been issued show-cause notices for not clearing the mosquito-breeding spots on their premises thereby posing danger to the health of people living in and around the localities. As many as 28 people tested positive for dengue on Tuesday, taking the …
State Nod Expected By Weekend The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) expects approvals from all government authorities for its plan to dump the city’s waste in a state-owned quarry in Moshi, located near Pimpri Chinchwad. “The quarry in Moshi is the best option available. The administration has approached the district administration, …
The residents of Moshi have opposed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) proposal to dump garbage in a quarry near their village. The PMC has been looking for new dumping sites following repeated opposition from the residents of Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, the two villages used for years to dump city’s …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set August 30, 2015, as the deadline for the Punjab Government to finalise town planning schemes. It has also given eight months’ time to Patiala Municipal Corporation to finalise schemes for the city. The High Court also directed the corporation not permit “fresh …
It will provide additional water supply of 51 MLD per day The ambitious Kol Dam water augmentation project for the Shimla Municipal Corporation has been given technical approval by the Union Urban Development Ministry and its cost has been further reduced by Rs 60 crore in the revised detailed project …
The health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has filed 197 complaints of sanitation against various restaurants and eateries in concerned courts. The department has levied fines worth Rs 19.37 lakh for violation of health and sanitation rules at these places in the city. Through mobile courts alone the corporation has …
BANGALORE: ‘Shoot and act’ seems to be the latest mantra of BBMP for tackling the garbage issue. The BBMP is set to procure digital cameras for all ward engineers and officials concerned to take pictures of those littering in public places. It plans to click-start this action programme soon in …
An 84-year-old woman from Kothrud succumbed to infection from dengue and malaria at a private hospital in the city on Friday night, taking the death toll to four so far this year. The victim, Leela Pathkar, a resident of Paud Road in Kothrud, died of multiple organ failure around 8.30pm.“Pathkar …
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which is setting up eight wet waste processing units, does not seem to have made much headway in achieving waste segregation at source. The Karnataka High Court had directed BBMP to open garbage processing units at nine places in the city at the earliest. A …
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has taken out cleaning and sanitation drive to avoid outbreak of any diseases. "Water level in almost every residential colony receded following which we began sanitation exercise. Our priority is to clean up all the main and arterial roads. We have deployed thousands of sanitation …
Patna: State Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) has asked Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) to get its tasks executed at the earliest. First in its list is 'mission sanitation', which the civic body will launch on Friday. The department will help in case of staff crunch. At a meeting chaired …
The rapid spread of dengue continues to challenge health officials, with 55 people testing positive in the city on Wednesday — the highest in one day this year. The case tally for this month is now 361, which means that an average 36 people were detected with dengue every day …
Populist Move Driven By Polls; Owners To Pay To Regularize Plots Ahead of assembly polls, the state forest department on Wednesday decided to withdraw a review petition on a Supreme Court order to regularize five lakh-and-odd homes on 6.4 lakh-acre private forest land in Mumbai and Thane. The state move …
A local resident who had earlier filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking orders for the municipal corporation to stop dumping garbage in front of his house, has once again moved the tribunal. He has sought tribunal's help once again after municipal authorities violated the previous orders. …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the Talegaon Dabhade Municipal Council from felling any trees for a proposed road widening project and has pulled up the civic body for failing to implement the provisions of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. The order …
Councillors in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation will be getting an additional Rs.2-5 lakh each to improve cleanliness in their wards, Leader of the House Subhash Arya said on Monday. “The councillors can coordinate with the Zonal Deputy Commissioner and the executive engineer of maintenance to get cleanliness in their …
Judgement of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shanawaz Khan Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Others dated 09/09/2014 regarding plying of e- rickshaws in the area falling under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Massive destruction of residential structures along the Tawi, Chenab and Ujj rivers in the Jammu region has once again brought to focus illegal constructions and encroachments on the river banks by people and land mafia in J&K; in the past few decades. Corrupt officials and political pressure have forced the …
