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 scheme proposes to extract water from the Yamuna floodplains Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed the Delhi Jal Board on Monday to initiate work on a project that was sanctioned to extract water through non-invasive technology from the Yamuna floodplains but has been hanging fire. The Chief Minister’s direction came …
Until five years ago, Abdul Razzak and his band of sand miners had it easy. After morning prayers, the men armed with spades would excavate sand from the Jhelum river in north Kashmir’s picturesque Shilwat village. Then, special boats known as bahach would lug the entire cache to the riverbank. …
Despite the tall claims of the UP government of providing pollution-free water at Sangam, Allahabad, devotees at Kumbh continue to take their holy dip in polluted water. The latest report of UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), the Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) at Sangam is around 5 mg/litre, much above the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned dumping of debris, including solid waste, on Yamuna river banks to avert the “serious threat” of water pollution and directed the governments of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to remove the rubble immediately. “Debris is being thrown on the river banks and it is …
New Delhi: With no action being taken on the removal of debris from Yamuna river bed almost a year after it passed its first order, National Green Tribunal has issued a fresh order prohibiting dumping of any waste on the river bed. It has appointed five lawyers as local commissioners …
Costs to be collected for removing debris With a view to cleaning the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal on Thursday restrained any body, person or authority from throwing debris of any kind, including solid wastes, on the banks of the Yamuna or the water body near the grand old river. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued an order restraining all individuals, companies as well as public authorities from throwing any debris or solid waste on the Yamuna river bank or water bodies near it. It also ordered the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and their agencies to immediately …
Pollution levels rose alarmingly in the river Ganges in Allahabad on the first day of the Kumbh Mela festival, according to a study by the state pollution control board. Officials said eight million people had bathed at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on 14 January. Hindus believe …
On the eve of the first ritual bath of Mahakumbh, which started over a week ago, a group of pilgrims from Bangalore spot a body in the Ganga where it meets the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. “It was a grim sight ahead of the Mahakumbh. We looked the other …
Arail (Allahabad): There is a Brazillian who is part of the Save Ganga campaign. Meet Swami Premji from Sau Paulo, disciple of a swami in Rishikesh, in Kumbh City to set an example and inspire Indians to save the holy river. He has come prepared along with 200 disciples. “We …
NEW DELHI: Time was when the Yamuna was a revered river and people from far and near gathered to take a dip in its waters, in Delhi, on every celestial event and festival. The French traveller, Francois Bernier, who witnessed a solar eclipse here in 1666, notes: "I took my …
Allahabad: Maha Kumbh, the world’s biggest gathering of humanity, is set to begin on Monday when an estimated 1.1 crore devotees will take the holy dip at Sangam on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. All arrangements seem to be in place except for one problem — there isn’t enough water …
NGO urges L-G to strop misuse of green areas To meet the increasing demand for housing in the Capital, the Delhi Development Authority has decided to change land use of a marshland in Dheerpur and announced a housing project for the Delhi Police on the site. Incidentally, the same marshland …
A public interest project to mitigate NCR’s increasing water shortages initiated from the PMO in 2009 has seen another letter being fired to the PMO wanting to know why it is stalled. Water activist Vani Sundarji (wife of former Army Chief Gen. Sunderji) wrote to national security adviser Shiv Shankar …
‘Introduce Gross Environmental Product in planning and implementation activities’ Anil Joshi, founder of the Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organisation (HESCO) here, has urged the Uttarakhand Government to play the forerunner by introducing Gross Environmental Product (GEP) in its planning and implementation activities as the highly endangered health of the …
A Parliamentary panel has criticised the Environment Ministry for its “business as usual passing the buck approach” towards the high level of pollution in the country’s rivers. The panel has asked the ministry to ensure flow in the rivers by looking beyond the engineering approach to clean up the Ganga …
The famed rivers of India’s Gangetic plains are turning into “sewage”, threatening the life and health of millions of people dependent on them, warned a team of 11 environmental activists who cycled through the region covering around 1,800km in 27 days. In the capital last week on way to their …
A parliamentary panel has slammed the Environment Ministry for its "usual buck-passing approach" on conserving rivers and lakes and held it responsible for high levels of pollution in major Indian rivers. In its report tabled in Parliament today, Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests expressed its displeasure …
Apex court calls upon Delhi, Roorkee directors as other efforts bear little fruit The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Roorkee to find out measures to check pollution of the Yamuna. The river was becoming dirtier with each passing day despite …
The Supreme Court today asked the directors of IITs, Delhi and Roorkee to prepare a new project for cleaning the Yamuna, observing that the current project has failed despite spending Rs 12,000 crore over two decades. A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur directed the environment and …
