Chennai’s last Wetland Pallikriya Marsh to get strict security after NGT Crackdown

Chennai's last Wetland Pallikriya Marsh to get strict security after NGT Crackdown

In a historic step to protect Chennai’s last living natural humid land, Chennai, October 1 (IANS), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered immediate freeze on all planning permissions and construction approval in the Pallikaryai Marsh and around all the planning permissions and construction approval. The order of the tribunal, recently distributed, directs each major … Read more

After threatening the ground water dip in Lucknow, the NGT wants a report on the block-wise management plan

After threatening the ground water dip in Lucknow, the NGT wants a report on the block-wise management plan

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a status report on the implementation of the block-wise groundwater management scheme prepared by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) for Lucknow, where the water table has allegedly dropped to 160 feet by the water table in the last decade. A bench headed by Chairperson Justice … Read more

NGT Order Status Quo on Padampur bus stand project at Water Body Diversion in Odisha

NGT Order Status Quo on Padampur bus stand project at Water Body Diversion in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, 25 September (IANS) National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered a status-a status on the construction of a proposed bus stand by the Odisha Transport Department, including the inclusion of an old water body in Padampur in Bargarh district. The tribunal issued an order on a petition challenging the turn of a water body … Read more