NGT Pulls Up Delhi Jal Board For Failing To Control Odour From A Sewage Treatment Plant, Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Per Month Cost Till Compliance

The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the Delhi Jal Board for its failure to prevent and control bad odour from a Sewage Treatment Plant in Delhi's Kondli area. It has hence directed the Board to pay Rs. 5 lakh per month as cost to Central Pollution Control Board, till compliance. The amount shall be used for restoration of environment.Observing that the Delhi Jal Board has been...

[Pollution Of Ganga Tributaries In Varanasi] NGT Constitutes Independent Monitoring Committee For Restoration And Rejuvenation Of Rivers Varuna And Assi

The National Green Tribunal has on Thursday constituted an independent Monitoring Committee for the purpose of restoration and rejuvenation of the rivers Varuna and Assi, tributaries to river Ganga, in Varanasi.The Committee comprises of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and District Magistrate, Varanasi, with...

Industrial Units Cannot Operate Without Prior Environment Clearance, State Has No Power To Exempt Requirement Of Prior EC: NGT

The National Green Tribunal has on Thursday held that industrial units required to get an Environment Clearance under EIA notification cannot operate without prior EC, and the State has no power to either exempt the requirement of prior EC or to allow the units to function without EC on payment of compensation.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made the observations...

Juhi Chawla Moves Delhi High Court Against Roll-Out Of 5G Telecom Services

Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla has moved the Delhi High Court seeking restraints upon the Union Government from taking any steps for the roll-out of 5G telecommunication services in the country, including, but not limited to steps for spectrum allocation, licensing, etc on grounds of long and short term harm to human, animal and plant life and detrimental impact on...

"Quality Of Flowing Water Can't Be Compromised", Madras HC Directs State To Form Expert Body To Keep Rivers Free From Effluents

Underling that the pollution level in the flowing water has to be reduced to the extent possible, the Madras High Court on Tuesday (20th April) directed the State Government to constitute an expert body to formulate appropriate measures. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has directed the State Government to constitute an expert body...

NGT Directs Chief Secretary, Delhi To Take Decision At Higher Administrative Level In Plea To Ensure Treated Water Supply In Public Parks

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench has recently directed the Chief Secretary, Delhi to look into the dispute between South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Delhi Jal Board and resolve the same on higher administrative level in a plea for ensuring supply of treated water with adequate pressure and piped water supply in public parks through tankers. The Bench comprising...

"All Isn't Well In Sundarbans": Calcutta High Court Directs Administration To Issue Protective Orders Retraining All Illegal Activities In The Area

Observing that the report placed before it indicates that all is not well in Sundarbans, the Calcutta High Court last week directed the local administration to issue protective orders retraining all illegal activities in the area. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee was dealing with a writ petition pertaining to 'critical important...

Death Due To Illegal Factory Fire In Delhi's Pratap Nagar: NGT Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, Constitutes 5 Member Joint Committee

While taking suo moto cognizance of media report of a man's death due to fire in an illegal factory in Delhi's Pratap Nagar, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday constituted a five member joint committee to submit report on the cause of fire, extent of damage and compensation within one month. NGT's Principal bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took cognizance of a Times of...

"Polluter Pays Principle": NGT Directs NTPC To Pay Compensation Of 57.96 Lakhs For Damaging The Environment

The National Green Tribunal has upheld the penalty of 57.96 lakhs imposed on NTPC on Polluter Pays principle by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, for damaging the environment. A three member Bench of NGT comprising of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Expert members Dr Nagin Nanda upheld the order passed by the Board in December 2020 requiring NTPC...

225 Illegal Brick Kilns Operational In A Single District Of Rajasthan: NGT Constitutes Committee For Taking Immediate Action

The National Green Tribunal has directed the State Pollution Control Board to take immediate action against 225 brick kilns, said to be illegally operating in the Sriganganagar District of Rajasthan alone. On being informed that over 200 brick kilns are operating in the district without obtaining a valid consent from the Pollution Control Board under the Air and the Water Acts, a...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Illegal Encroachments On Eco-Fragile Floodplains Of River Ganga In Patna

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in an appeal filed against an NGT Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal constructions and encroachments on nearly 800 acres of the eco-fragile floodplains of River Ganga in Patna. A Bench of Justices RF Nariman and Aniruddha Bose heard the submissions of Advocate Akash Vashishtha and proceeded to issue notice in the same.In...

NGT Raps Up Kerala Government For Non-Compliance Of Solid Waste Management Rules

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently rapped up the Kerala Government for its failure in administration and non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules (SWM) Rules, 2016 causing pollution in Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant situated at the outskirts of Kochi, Kerala. The matter has been pending before the NGT for the past two years after a report...