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Ennore Residents Still Affected by Fly Ash Issues

CHENNAI: In the fishing village of Nettukuppam at Ennore, around 150 homes have been facing a persistent issue affecting both health and daily life—dust, wheezing, and wet terraces marked by blackish-grey deposits. The cause? Just a kilometer away, large amounts of fly ash mixed with river sand remain uncleared along the floodplains of the Kosasthalaiyar River, near the North Chennai Thermal Power Station, despite a National Green Tribunal order mandating their removal four years ago. The fly ash particles—residues from burning coal in thermal plants—are leftovers from the 2017 leak in Tangedco’s fly ash slurry pipelines that dumped thousands of…

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CGWA Urges UP to Act on Builders’ Groundwater Misuse

NOIDA: The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has urged the UP groundwater department to take action against real estate developers in Noida for alleged excessive groundwater extraction and wastage. This follows a complaint from an environmental activist. In a letter to the state department, CGWA administrator VK Dhaundiyal emphasized that groundwater management in UP is regulated by the state, requesting intervention and a report on actions taken. The letter was accompanied by the complaints received by the authority. Environmental activist Vikrant Tongad filed a complaint with the CGWA, UP government, and Noida Authority, highlighting significant groundwater extraction at construction sites in…

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Gurugram Residents Challenge NGT on C&D Waste Center Plan

GURUGRAM: Residents from newly developed sectors along Dwarka Expressway have filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) opposing the establishment of a construction and demolition (C&D) waste collection center in Sector 106, near Babupur. The petition, submitted by the Dwarka Expressway Gurugram Development Association (DXP-GDA), contests the decision to locate the facility near busy residential communities, schools, and villages. The association claims that the proposed site breaches C&D waste management regulations and environmental standards. The site is located next to a drain that flows into the Sahibi River and close to an approved nursery school, raising concerns about…

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UP: Over 880 Illegal Colonies Dump Sewage into Hindon, NGT Informed

NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that 888 unauthorized colonies across six districts are discharging approximately 40 million liters of sewage into the Hindon River daily. Additionally, 51 unregulated storm drains in the area are estimated to carry around 1,067 MLD of water, sludge, industrial waste, and sewage into the river and its tributaries. This information was included in an affidavit submitted by state chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal on April 28, complying with an NGT order issued on December 9 of the previous year. The next hearing is scheduled for August 17. The…

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Delhi: DDA to Finish O Zone Drone Survey in 2 Months

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has notified the National Green Tribunal that it will finish a drone survey of the Yamuna floodplain, known as the O zone, within approximately two months. This survey encompasses an area of 165 sq km, including buffer zones. The O zone refers to the floodplain along a 22-km section of the Yamuna within the city. Following demolition operations on April 16 and 17 in Madanpur Khadar and Jhangola villages, as well as the Revenue Estate-Indraprastha, the DDA has reclaimed 7 acres in the area. The tribunal took note of a 2024 TOI report…

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NGT Forms Committee to Probe Shahpura Lake Encroachments

Representative AI image BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken a serious stance on the alleged encroachments in the green belt around Shahpura Lake. On Thursday, the tribunal established a committee to inspect the site and deliver a report within six weeks. Environmental advocate Nitin Saxena’s petition to the NGT central bench alleges that the green belt has been egregiously encroached upon, with illegal structures appearing in the lake’s buffer zone, thus violating Wetland Rules. Counsel for the petitioner, Chinmay Singh, revealed that “untreated water is being funneled into the lake, obstructing the natural drainage channels that feed it,…

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NGT Rejects Telangana’s Future City Project, Seeks Responses

HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench in Chennai has declined to issue a stay on the Telangana government’s Future City Project on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The bench stated that no interim orders could be made without hearing from all parties involved and without official responses submitted. The Future City Development Authority (FCDA) and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) have been instructed to provide formal responses by June 9 for further deliberation. The order came during proceedings initiated by Hyderabad-based environmentalist Dr. Dhonthi Narsimha Reddy, who claims that the government is engaging in…

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NGT Steps In to Regulate Stone Crushers in Ropar’s Shivalik Hills

CHANDIGARH: In an effort to address violations of environmental regulations by stone crushers in the vulnerable Shivalik Hills, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has instructed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) to enforce compliance and recover compensation from polluting units in Ropar district. The bench, led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Dr. A Senthil Vel, delivered these orders while concluding a case regarding illegal mining activities in the Beet area of Garhshankar sub-division, where mining was conducted unchecked. According to a report from the PPCB, 13 stone crushers were identified as operating in breach of regulations and involved in illegal…

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NGT Alerts MCD Over ‘Unauthorized’ Yamuna Floodplain Construction

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has requested responses from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and others regarding a petition that claims unauthorized construction on the floodplain of the Yamuna River. The tribunal was addressing a letter petition from a Wazirabad village resident, who alleges that a multi-storeyed building is being constructed in the Majnu ka Tila area on the floodplain. A bench led by NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel stated in an order dated February 5 that the petition raises “significant issues” concerning adherence to environmental regulations.…

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NGT Penalizes Goa CZMA in Sand Mining Violations

Representative AI image PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a Rs 50,000 penalty on the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) for repeatedly requesting extensions to file replies in ongoing sand mining cases. The tribunal highlighted that GCZMA had been allowed four weeks to submit its response but failed to do so, even after a reminder in August of last year. “We are granting one week’s time for them to file their affidavit, contingent on the payment of Rs 50,000 to the National Green Tribunal Bar Association, Western Zone Bench, considering that 12 matters had to be postponed…