Tamil Nadu Buckingham Canal Oil Spill: NGT Forms High Level Committee, Directs To Take Necessary Measures

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo moto cognizance of the tragedy involving oil spillage on Tamil Nadu's Buckingham Canal.Taking note of the newspaper report, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati said, “Even when the matter is being heard, today's newspapers also go to say that there was oil spillage mainly on the banks and it had...

Delhi Air Pollution | AQI Does Not Indicate Any Significant Improvement, Take All Possible Measures: NGT

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the authorities to take all possible measures to ensure improvement in the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi.A bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Dr. A. Senthil Vel observed, “It is difficult to accept the stand of different authorities that they are taking all possible measures...

Deteriorating AQI | “No Significant Improvement”, NGT Directs State Chief Secretaries To Come Up With Adequate Measures

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all the Chief Secretaries of the States where cities’s “AQI is dipped or continued to be severe, very poor and poor”, to take all possible immediate remedial measures and ensure that the air quality improves.A bench of Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr. A. Senthil Vel observed, “The...

Delhi Air Pollution | Smog Towers Ineffective, Existing Towers Can Be Used As Museum: Pollution Control Committee To NGT

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has submitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the smog towers in Delhi reduces only 17% of air pollutants in a 100 m radius which is “not even a drop in an ocean.”Stating that to cater the Delhi requirement over 40,000 towers will be required, it was submitted that, “Delhi has an area of 1,483 sq. kms. Its maximum Iength is 51.90 kms...

Uttarakhand HC Issues Contempt Notice To Former PWD Principal Secretary For Allegedly Not “Transplanting Trees” Cut In Widening Of Saurashtra Road

The Uttarakhand High Court has issued contempt notice to former PWD Principal Secretary and Executive Engineer, Rishikesh for allegedly not complying with its order to transplant the fully grown trees which were cut in widening of Saurashtra road, Dehradun.A bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani noted that, “It is a matter pertaining to maintaining the ecology of the area, particularly of...

Stubble Burning: NGT Pulls Up Punjab For Active Fire Despite Supreme Court Directions, Asks To Ensure Compliance

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the authorities at Punjab to take the issue of stubble burning “seriously” and fully comply with the direction of the Supreme Court.The development came after the NGT took suo moto action on the basis of the newspaper report relating to the pollution being caused on account of stubble burning.Perusing the ISRO satellite image...

Supreme Court Asks Madras High Court To Consider Amending Rules To Ensure Cause Title Of Criminal Appeal Reflects State’s Name

The Supreme Court recently directed the Madras High Court to consider amending the High Court Rules to include the name of the state in the cause title of criminal cases.A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Karol was considering a criminal special leave petition against a Madras High Court order, when it observed that the SLPs arising from the State of Tamil Nadu do not...

Concretization Of Green Road-Sides In Noida: NGT Impleads CPCB, Directs Personal Appearance Of Environment Ministry Officers

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has impleaded Central Pollution Control Board in the matter pertaining to violation of environmental norms by concretization of green road-sides in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida and Greater Noida.An application raising the issue of excessive concretisation of road-sides in the Noida was filed. The plea stated that the concretization leads to...

Pollution Around AIIMS: “Continuous Monitoring Required”, NGT Calls For Fresh Compliance Report

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a fresh compliance report after six months, with respect to the directions issued in July, pertaining to controlling pollution around AIIMS, New Delhi and other government hospitals.In July, NGT issued slew of directions to curb illegal encroachment near AIIMS. A five-member joint committee headed by the Secretary of the Ministry...

Deteriorating AQI | Take Immediate Remedial Action, Submit Action Taken Report: NGT To State Chief Secretaries

Raising concern over deteriorating Air Quality Index (AQI), the principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretaries of the States where the Index has dipped to severe, very poor and poor, to take immediate remedial action and submit an action taken report.Chairperson Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Dr. A. Senthil Vel took suo moto cognizance of...

Environmental Norm Violation At CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Official Residence: NGT Grants Time To File Report, Directs Chief Secretary's Presence In Case Of Failure

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted four weeks time to the joint committee to file a report probing environmental violation at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal official residence.Raising concern on the delay in filing the report, the Tribunal recalled that the initial order was passed in May and thereafter the matter was adjourned twice, “yet no report on...

Ghazipur Slaughterhouse: ‘ Inspection Report Reveals Untreated Effluent From Slaughtering Area Is Discharging In Yamuna’, NGT Seeks Fresh Report

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to further examine the violations of environmental norms at Delhi’s Ghazipur Slaughterhouse and file a fresh report within eight weeks.Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Dr. A. Senthil Vel noted that the joint inspection report revealed that, “...untreated effluent was...