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New Delhi The action came on a petition filed by residents with the National Green Tribunal in May 2023. Delhi Jal Board and a private company operating the Kondli sewage treatment plant were penalised ₹17 lakh for failing to meet permissible standards and discharging sewage directly into the Yamuna, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee told the National Green Tribunal. In …

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has informed the National Green Tribunal that corrective action to revive Satpula Lake near Khirki village, south Delhi has been initiated by the Delhi Development Authority, months after it found that the water body was suffering from high algal bloom. In a report to the tribunal on December 13, DPCC said that DDA — the …

The National Green Tribunal rapped the Delhi Jal Board for failing to provide accurate information on a decentralised sewage treatment plant at Smriti Van in Vasant Kunj—set up to revive the “Macchli talab” pond—and cited the lack of coordination between the DJB and Delhi Development Authority as a key reason for the demise of the water body, which continues to …

A joint committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal will inspect Sukhna Choe on December 5 and 6 to address concerns about untreated water being discharged into the stream. In compliance with an NGT order dated July 11, 2024, a joint committee was formed, including former UT deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh; Amit Gupta, SDM, Derabassi; Punjab representative of Mohali …

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has observed that the water quality in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh is deteriorating because of the discharge of sewage or sullage into the river. In an order dated November 6, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said according to the report from Uttar Pradesh, there was a gap of 128 million …

The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal has issued a slew of directions to control pollution in the Narmada, other rivers and river stretches. Jain submitted that illegal constructions upon riverbeds, banks and hills causing harm to the environment of the river, polluting natural water and damaging water bodies, defacing the beauty of the river and damaging its environment, …

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In a strongly worded judgment on December 23 against untreated sewage and waste being dumped in Kondli and Shahdara drains, the National Green Tribunal asked the Inspector General of Meerut zone to register criminal cases against the violators. The green court also reprimanded the Noida authority for providing misleading information and allowing occupancy in societies that have not set up …

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Urban Development Department to file a new status report by email regarding the furnishing action plan for sewage treatment for the Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council and for the enhancement of the STP capacity-new scheme STP. Earlier the Tribunal had sought a report from the Secretary, Urban Development Maharastra after taking necessary measures for the …

Excess wastage of water by use of Reverse Osmosis process NGT dealt with the issue of conservation of potable water by preventing its wastage on account of unnecessary use of Reverse Osmosis9RO) systems. In view of the above, the Tribunal directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to issue an appropriate notification prohibiting the use of RO where TDS …

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Development Authority to undertake the process of demarcation of the Yamuna floodplains within three months and subsequently start work on the biodiversity parks. While hearing a plea on the rejuvenation of river Yamuna, a Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “The DDA may undertake physical demarcation of the …

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday refused to unseal the Haj House in Ghaziabad for failing to setup a sewage treatment plant. The Haj House in Uttar Pradesh's Arthala village is an under-construction seven-storey building located near the Hindon river and it was sealed last year. A vacation bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said the plea filed by …