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 …
Poor Planning, Lack Of Vision Add To Chaos Lucknow: The outer limits of Lucknow are constantly expanding along with the rise in population. But this has not been accompanied by the creation of better and adequate infrastructure like roads, fl yovers and underpasses. Due to lack of planning, callous approach …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhausaheb s/o. Bhimaji Kulat & Anr. Vs The State of Mah. & Ors. dated 08/01/2014 regarding waste management in Ahmednagar city area. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/9-2013(THC)(WZ)%20(OA)_8Jan2014.pdf
The city has poor facilities for bicycle users and pedestrians. Besides, use of private vehicles is quite high as compared to public transport, while road safety continues to be a cause of concern. All this have been reflected in the first-of-its-kind citizens’ Transportation Status Report (TSR) brought out by Parisar …
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to continue its construction ban in 17 green belts of the town, an official said on Sunday. "The cabinet last evening (Saturday) decided to continue with the ban on construction in the 17 green belts falling within the Shimla Municipal Corporation limits," a government …
In State, 40,000 Contracted Infection, 67 Died Between January And November Last Year Pune: Not just dengue, but malaria too has claimed a sizable number of lives in the state last year. As per the latest report of the state health department, as many as 40,000 people contracted the mosquito-borne …
River Ayad, a tributary of Berach River, which gave Udaipur the recognition as Venice of Rajasthan and was rotting due to neglect may soon see happier days again. Udaipur municipal corporation (UMC) is embarking on a cleanliness drive for the river. Ayad, which received ample water from the spills of …
Work will be done by a private company for a year The City Municipal Corporation has decided to hire a private company to carry out solid waste management in 21 wards for a period of one year. Of the total 60 wards, a private contractor was vested with the responsibility …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 06/01/2014 regarding pollution of Sahapura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/34-2013(CZ)(OA)_6Jan2014.pdf
In a bid to improve the public transport system here, the Centre has sanctioned 50 buses for the city under its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Scheme. The Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) will launch the bus service and has identified 5 acre land near Ghalori Gate for setting …
Lead content in the dust, if not checked every day, can turn hazardous. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has written to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clean the pavements and construct better roads to check air pollution levels in the City. According to KSPCB officials, dust …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
Seven-year-old Anjali, a frail girl walking with a bucket of sewage and waste water for discharging it in an open field, is a pitiful sight. This has become the fate of several others at Bhagpati village and adjoining areas, where the residents have been forced to become a scavenger, flushing …
Lack scientific collection and disposal system to deal with the menace The Public Work Department’s (PWD) novel initiative to add plastic as a component in surfacing roads is unlikely to be a panacea for civic bodies with the majority of them lacking scientific collection and disposal system to deal with …
BHOPAL: 28% of Madhya Pradesh's urban population lives in slum areas, says the Census 2011 data released by directorate of census, on Thursday. Data released by the directorate say that slum area has been identified in 303 towns out of the total 304 statutory towns, in which 28.34 % of …
More Than 3K Illegal Towers In City, Says Civic Body’s Website Mumbai: Anti-radiation activists have demanded that cell towers in the city not under litigation should be razed immediately. The BMC released a comprehensive list of 3,618 illegal cell towers in Mumbai on its website on Monday. Sources hinted that …
Pune: The number of dengue cases surged in 2013 in the state, but there were fewer deaths compared to last year. More deaths and cases were reported from rural areas indicating the rapid urbanization of these parts and the new health conditions emerging due to it. Until November this year, …
After the state high court reprimanded the admin-istration, it seems it has finally woken up to save traditional ponds in Jammu, which are on a verge of extinction due to expanding human settlement. The administration has issued a notice warning people that they would have to face legal action in …
Mumbai: A torrent of complaints about the deteriorating status of the Powai lake has finally nudged the civic body into action: The BMC has proposed to appoint IIT-Bombay to suggest steps to clean the lake and give it a new lease of life. The proposal will be tabled in the …
The Delhi Master Plan 2021 should make it mandatory for each zone to have a designated area for waste disposal, said Sunita Narain, Director-General of the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday Ms. Narain said: “The new Master Plan needs to have an environment service zone so that no …
THE slum areas of wards M-East and M-West under zone seven and wards T and S under zone six of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) have been identified as highly socio-economic vulnerable places, as part of a massive project to draw a flood risk map of Mumbai. The …
