NGT Imposes Cost Of 5 Cr. On Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation For Polluting Water Body

The Principal Bench of NGT has imposed a cost of 5 crores on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for causing pollution, by discharging industrial effluents, in the Taloja industrial area on the outskirts of Mumbai. The NGT was hearing a plea filed by Arvind Pundalik Mhatre, for action against the alleged discharge of untreated industrial effluents in a water...

NGT Directs CPCB To Implement Mechanism For Plastic Waste Management, Check Import Of Hazardous Waste [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench has directed the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) to implement a proper mechanism for plastic waste management, on a plea filed by petitioner Amit Jain.The NGT was considering a remedial action against cheap waste paper and the import and export of waste for firing of brick kilns. As per Amit Jain, almost 900,000 tons of hazardous waste...

NGT Directs Agra Development Authority To Demolish Encroachment On Yamuna Flood Plains By March 2020

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi has directed the Agra Development Authority to clear the flood plain of river by ensuring removal of all encroachments by 31st March, 2020. The order came on a plea filed by petitioner Umashankar Patwa, seeking a direction to the authority concerned to conduct demolition of encroachment which has come...

NGT Pulls Up DPCC For Inaction On Encroachment By Rag Pickers

The NGT has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for its inaction on the encroachment of certain public roads and government land by rag pickers, and their engagement in sorting domestic waste from nearby residential areas without any safety equipment. The complainant Rohit Yadav, President of RWA, Madipur Village, New Delhi, sent a letter petition to the...

NGT Hears Plea Seeking Protection Of The Endangered Great Indian Bustard

The NGT has directed the formation of a Joint Committee to mitigate measures for protecting the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The Purpose of the committee is to prepare a time bound action plan to ensure the survival of the critically endangered specie, as per Schedule-I to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The Principal Bench was hearing a plea filed by the NGO Centre for...

NGT Directs CPCB To Submit Report On Action Plan For Enforcement Of E-Waste Management Rules

The National Green Tribunal has directed the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) to place a review and 'action taken' report for ensuring enforcement of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ('EW Rules') by 31st January, 2020. The order was passed by the Principal Bench while considering a plea for remedial action against unscientific...

NGT Admits Plea Filed By HPCB Against Order Of Appellate Authority Refusing Prosecution Against Polluting Plastic Units [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has admitted an appeal filed by the Haryana Pollution Control Board, against an order of the Appellate authority which quashed the sanction for prosecution initiated by an officer against polluting industries in Haryana, on the grounds that it would amount to double jeopardy. A bench led by Justice Adarsh K Goel, prima facie held merit in...

Move To Remove 2646 Trees From Aarey Forest: Bombay HC Directs MCGM And MMRCL To File Reply [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to file their reply in a petition filed by Zoru Darius Bathena challenging Tree Authority's resolution to remove 2646 trees at Aarey Forest, Goregaon in Mumbai. Division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre heard the...

"Identify Points Of Illegal Extraction Of Ground Water And Seal Them Immediately": NGT Asks Rajasthan Govt.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Ground Water Authority of Rajasthan (CGWA) to identify points of illegal extraction of ground water in Jodhpur and seal them immediately. The bench of Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore and Dr. Satyawan Singh Garbyal was addressing a batch of 6 applications, filed against the concerned authorities of State of Rajasthan, seeking relief...

Pollution Of Rivers: Constitute Joint Committee For Better Management Of CETP Plant : NGT [Read Order]

Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal has issued directions to a joint committee of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), to improve conditions of polluted river Daman Ganga and drain Bill Khadi in Valsad district, in Gujarat on account of discharge of effluents by industries and Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), operated by M/s Vapi...

Strictly Implement 'Plastic Ban Notification' : NGT Karnataka State Level Committee [Read Circular]

National Green Tribunal, Karnataka State Level Committee Chairperson, Justice Subhash B Adi, on August 27, issued a circular directing all authorities in State of Karnataka, to strictly implement the 'plastic ban notification in their jurisdiction. Plastic ban across the state is to be enforced from September 1. The circular also asks the authorities to publish in newspapers that August...

Air Pollution: Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To Ensure That Emission Testing Centers Follow Norms

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that vehicle emission testing centers in the state don't indulge in acts of illegality or irregularity, in issuing certificates, as they played an important role in controlling 'Air pollution' emanating from vehicles.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Mohammad Nawaz disposed off a public interest...