Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
The Supreme Court today asked the National Green Tribunal to consider within a week the plea of Madhya Pradesh government seeking modification of its order putting a blanket ban on sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country. The appeal filed through the state …
Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a …
There's evidence of "rampant, unscientific and illegal (sand) mining" at various locations along the Yamuna in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar district, a union ministry of environment and forest probe has found. The fi ndings could be seen as an endorsement of IAS offi cer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's crackdown on illegal …
As per the Ministry of Environment & Forest office order no. Z-11013/170/2013-IA.II(M) dated 6th August, 2013 a three member Committee comprising of Dr. Saroj, Director, MoEF, New Delhi, Shri G.C. Meena, Deputy Collector of Mines, Incharge Dehradun Office of IBM, Dehradun, Dr. K. K. Garg, Director, Regional Office of MoEF, …
Despite ban on mining in riverbeds across India by the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal, the activity is being carried out with impunity by the sand mafia in parts of Karnal district. The authorities concerned have not been able to effectively check sand mining in the area. After local …
Vivekanand Gupta deals in all kinds of building materials. The locks hanging from the wall behind him, the neatly rolled up plastic pipes and the packaged water pumps are proof enough. Yet, the shine on the new locks wanes in comparison with the “worth” of the grey mound of sand …
Around 85,000 cubic metres of construction material and debris has been dumped on the floodplains of the Yamuna, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. She said efforts are now under way to remove the accumulated debris from the riverbed. The Minister …
An estimated 85,000 cubic metres of construction material and debris dumped on Yamuna riverbed will be removed by August 31, Minister of state for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi told the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply to a question, the Minister said neither the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) …
Illegal sand mining is a lucrative business in Uttar Pradesh with all the major rivers in the State mined by the mining mafia with strong political links. The illegal sand mining is rampant in the flood plains of the Ganga, Yamuna, Ghagra, Ken, Betwa, Chambal and the Gomti. The business …
While the controversy over the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal — who took on the sand mafia in Greater Noida — still brews, Noida police continue the crackdown in her absence. In the last two days alone, the Noida police have arrested 15 people and seized 24 vehicles …
Application of the National Green Tribunal Bar Association on rampant illegal sand mining in the Yamuna riverbed, without prior Environment Clearance, August 2013. See Also: Order of the National Green Tribunal on mining activity on the banks of rivers dated 05/08/2013 An analytical brief of NGT order on sand mining …
Amidst uproar over suspension of a woman IAS officer allegedly under pressure of the “mining mafia”, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a proposal to constitute a special “mining force” to check illegal mining activities in the state. “The government is considering a proposal to set up an exclusive …
The department wants own sleuths to crack down on illegal mining activities, just like transport and excise department have their personnel for such tasks The Uttar Pradesh mining department has proposed to raise its own force to deal with the menace of illegal mining in the state. The department wants …
It is a multipurpose project, which would also provide irrigation and drinking water facilities to Delhi and other northern states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and UP. With the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 Mw multipurpose Lakhwar project on the river Yamuna, the state Planning Commission has come up …
Central water commission last year had given its clearance to 300 the Lakhwar project located in Dehradun district With the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 MW multipurpose Lakhwar project on the river Yamuna, the state planning commission has chalked out plans for developing a Rs 351 crore drinking …
The National Green Tribunal invokes Polluter Pays principle; any person found dumping debris on the river bank to cough up Rs. 5 lakh. If you pollute the Yamuna or dump debris on the river bank, get ready to pay. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday invoked the “Polluter Pays” …
नई दिल्ली।। तमाम कोशिशों के बावजूद यमुना में गंदगी कम नहीं हो रही। न उसमें गिरने वाली सीवर लाइनें रहम कर रही हैं और न आस्था के अंधे उसे खुली हवा में सांस लेने दे रहे हैं। लेकिन अब ऐसा करना आपकी जेब पर बहुत भारी पड़ सकता है। इस …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akash Vashishtha & Others Vs Union of India & Others in which NGT has asked the Local Authorities, Corporations, State of UP and Haryana or Development Authorities in State of UP and Haryana that they shall take a clear stand …
While Uttarakhand counts the cost of the floods and landslides caused by rains, scientists claim that it was a man-made catastrophe caused by mining and encroachments in the flood zone of the rivers. The foundation for a similar disaster is being laid in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, where illegal …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi's area have been lost to development works and rapid urbanization in the National Capital Region in just the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
