source: downtoearth.org.in Report on Ganga pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 27, 2019 directed the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure the supply of drinking water to the residents of Rania, Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, where there has been a chromium dump since 1976, and has not been shifted despite repeated orders.
Source: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the Chardham highway project, which will connect four holy places in the hills of Uttarakhand through 900-km all-weather roads, by modifying an NGT order to constitute a fresh committee to look into environmental concerns. It ordered the Ministry of Environment and Forest to form
Source: downtoearth.org.in Jharkhand’s asbestos mines The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on July 22, 2019, heard the case of restitution of areas that were earlier under asbestos mining in Jharkhand. The tribunal had, in October, 2015, directed Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh to list all abandoned asbestos mines and, in consultation with Indian Bureau of Mines,
Source: dnaindia.com As the waste dumping yard at Pirana continues to be a major source of air pollution in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the state government to deposit Rs 75 crore in an escrow account to clear the site. The NGT pulled up State and civic authorities, saying concrete steps need
