The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has given no objection to DDA for installation of a lighthouse in the greenway, adjacent to the Yamuna flood plains, for additional surveillance and security. The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr A. Senthil Vel said, “we are of the view that on principle there can be no objection …
This article originally appeared in Issues in Science & Technology. A new era for flood mitigation During the summer of 1993, severe flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries—the Great Flood of 1993—marked a milestone for flood relocation projects. Local residents identified several goals for the new town: a “Main Street” feel, a new school, a designated …
The National Green Tribunal in an order dated 15.12.2020 constituted a Joint Committee to consider the effects of the proposed construction of new campus of SCB Medical College on the river beds and floodplain zones of river Mahanadi, Cuttack. A bench headed by Chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel took note of the instances of irreversible damage to the "riverine ecology" …