Devise A Mechanism To Stop Illegal Constructions In FloodPlains Which Will Affect Flow Of River Yamuna : NGT

The National Green Tribunal has asked authorities to devise an appropriate mechanism to ensure that no constructions take place in the floodplain zone so that the flow of the river Yamuna, is not in any manner adversely affected. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel gave the directions while hearing a plea filed by Akash Vashishtha. It was alleged that a road...

Central Vista : Environmental Clearance Recommended For New Parliament Building [Read EAC Minutes]

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended granting of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the expansion and renovation of the existing Parliament building.The new Parliament building is part of Centre's ambitious Rs. 20,000 crore "Central Vista Project", which is under challenge in an on-going case in the...

Clean Canals To Ensure No Flooding During Monsoon : Kerala HC Directs Kochi Corporation & District Administration [Read Order]

Observing that "In order to ensure that there are no hiccups in the manner in which the works are to be completed, I direct both the District Administration and the Corporation of Kochi to work as a single team and take into confidence the Area Manager of the Southern Railways," the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, issued several directions to authorities to ensure there is no flood...

NGT Directs Constituting High Level Task Team To Supervise Handling And Scientific Disposal Of COVID-19 Waste. [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed constituting a high level task team at the national level, to supervise handling and scientific disposal of COVID-19 waste in accordance with guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said "At the national level, let a high level task team of Ministry of...

Pollution of River Periyar Can Cause Extremely Deleterious Consequences To State: Kerala HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of news reports highlighting contamination of River Periyar. The court said "It was spurred to suo motu address this issue, since the pollution of river Periyar can cause extremely deleterious consequences to our State – it being the one with the largest discharge potential, providing water to major towns and cities." ...

NGT Raises Concern Over Unscientific Disposal Of Bio-Medical Waste Generated Of Covid-19 Patients [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday raised a concern and urged the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) and Pollution Control Committee's (PCC) to make serious efforts to mitigate possible risk in terms of unscientific disposal of bio-medical waste, arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, made the observation after...

CPCB Issues Revised Guidelines For Disposal Of Waste Generated During Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients [Read Notification]

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come out with Revised Guidelines for Handling,Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients. The guidelines issued on April 19, states that following specific guidelines for management of waste generated during diagnostics and treatment of COVID-19 suspected/confirmed patients,...

No Construction Allowed In Plots Left For Open Spaces/Gardens In Approved Layout Plans : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that open spaces left for garden areas in approved building layout plans cannot be allowed for construction.A bench comprising Justices Mohan M Shantanagoudar and R Subhash Reddy held :"It is not open to claim for construction in the two plots which are reserved for open spaces/garden spaces also. It is fairly well settled that in an approved layout, the open...

Establishing Of New Saw Mills In Forest Not Allowed : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court last month upheld the Constitutional validity of the substituted sub rule 2A of Rule 163, of the Karnataka Forest Amendment Rules, 2013, thereby disallowing establishment of new saw mills or any other sawing contrivances within the limits of any reserved forest, protected forest or district forest. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...

'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable In Law : SC [Read Judgment]

The Court however set aside the NGT direction for closure of the industries, and directed them to pay Rs 10 crores compensation each.

Environmental Compensation Can't Be Imposed Without Giving Notice To Violator: Delhi HC Asks CPCB Reconsider Order Against PWD [Read Order]

While upholding the principles of natural justice, the Delhi High Court has observed that an order imposing environmental costs can't be passed without giving a prior notice to the alleged violator. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to reconsider its decision after providing a hearing to the Petitioner. In the...

NGT Directs State/UT's To Have One District Environment Plan Ready In Three Months [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal has directed all States and Union Territories, to in three months time prepare at least one model District Environment Plan, which can be replicated in other districts of the State/UT. By an order passed on September 26, 2019, in the case of O.A. No. 710/2017, Shailesh Singh vs. Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre, Shahjahanpur & Ors, the...