[Foaming On Marina Beach Chennai] NGT Orders State PCB To Strictly Monitor Sources Of Pollution, Clandestine Release Of Sewage Or Other Effluents [Read Order]

After taking into account the factual and action taken related to huge collection of foam at Marina Beach, Chennai, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the State PCB to strictly monitor the sources of pollution, including the clandestine release of sewage or other effluents from STP/CETP, in coordination with other concerned authorities.The Bench comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar...

NGT Orders Panel Probe Into NHAI's Non-Compliance Of Conditions Of Compensatory Afforestation, Rainwater Harvesting While Constructing Pune-Nashik Highway [Read Order]

The Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered a panel probe into National Highway Authority of India's alleged violations of the specific conditions imposed on it by the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to it for up-gradation of the Khed-Sinnar section of the NH-50 Pune Nashik Highway. The Environmental Clearance was granted to it in 2013 for upgrading...

NGT Orders Municipal Council To Take Remedial Measures For Illegal Dumping Of Waste In Ganwari Village Of Meerut [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Meerut Municipal Corporation to take adequate remedial action for removal of waste from the bank of the river Kaali in village Ganwari. The waste was disposed in an unscientific and unhygienic manner by the Municipal Authority at the said site and has allegedly taken 200 people ill along with 22 deaths. An application was filed by Mr....

Delhi Air Pollution: SC Directs Completion Of Smog Towers Construction In 10 Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted ten months for that the completion of the construction of smog towers in Delhi for the purpose of curbing air pollution.This was after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Department of Environment & Forests, Government of NCT of Delhi undertook before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that the work will be completed within...

SC Takes Cognizance Of Newspaper Report About Flattening Of Aravalli Hills; Seeks Report From Haryana Govt [Read Order]

Having been apprised of the flattening of an entire hillock of the Aravallis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana State administration to take immediate action to avoid further damage.Taking note of a report that appeared in the Times of India on August 25, a Bench presided over by Justice Arun Mishra asked the AAG of Haryana to submit a report after appropriate action was...

'Mumbai's Mahul & Ambapada Areas Sometimes Like That Of A 'Gas Chamber'; NGT Imposes Rs. 286 Cr Fine On HPCL, BPCL, AEGIS & SEALORD [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal last Thursday imposed a fine of Rs.286 crore on four companies namely Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Aegis logistics and Sealord Containers for contributing substantially to presence of pollutants or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the air at Mumbai's Mahul and Ambapada villages.Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar...

Draft EIA 2020: SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre For Failure To Publish Notification In Regional Languages [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for failing to publish draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 in multiple regional languages.The Centre, however, withdrew its Special Leave Petition filed in the apex court to avail the remedy of...

[Breaking] Draft EIA Notification 2020: Karnataka HC Restrains Centre From Publishing Final Notification Till Sep 7

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change from publishing the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, till September 7. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi took into account the fact that the draft the notification has...

NGT Imposes Stay On Cutting Of Coconut Trees In Lakshwadeep While Forming A Panel To Probe Into Its Effect On The Environment [Read Order]

National Green Tribunal has ordered the Lakshwadeep Union Government and its Public Works Department to stop the cutting of coconut trees in Agatti island of Lakshwadeep till further hearing. The order to maintain status quo in the region by not cutting more trees was given by the Southern Zone bench of the Tribunal on an environmental concern raised by the residents of the island by...

NGT Orders GCGSCL To Pay Rs. 64 Lakhs To The Family Of 19 Year Old, Who Died Due To A Leaked Coal-Gas Pipeline Next to Her Room [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation Limited (GCGSCL) to pay Rs. 64 lakhs as compensation for the death of a 19 year old who died due to suffocation resulting from leakage of gas from a crack in the pipeline of the GCGSCL, laid underground just behind the window of the room where the deceased had died. The deceased girl, Ms....

SC Asks Centre To File Detailed Affidavit Regarding Completion Of Smog Tower Project In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit highlighting all details about the smog tower project in Delhi and why the same was not completed as per Court Orders. A Bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari had several questions about various aspects regarding the implementation of this project, which aims to help...

NGT Orders Formation Of A Committee To Probe Large Scale Illegal Coal Mining In Reserve Forest Of Assam [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has passed an order instituting a committee to probe large scale illegal coal mining in Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in Assam. The order was passed by the Eastern Zone Bench of the Tribunal upon hearing an application filed by Mr. Pradip Bhuyan. The applicant brought to fore large scale illegal coal mining activities being undertaken in Saleki...