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Centre issues notification for e-flow of GangaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2018
Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday issued a notification for the Environamental flows (e-flows) of Ganga with an aim to maintain the natural pattern of the river flow... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-flow , environmental compliance , environmental flow norms , Ganga , India , river ecology |
HC directs action on drains emptying untreated waste in GangaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 5, 2018
The High Court of Uttarakhand has directed that 65 drains emptying untreated waste in to the Ganga river should either be stopped or diverted. The court has also directed that the treatment of... Read more.. Subject Tags: Ganga , Ganga Action Plan , High Court , India , untreated wastewater , water pollution |
Gadkari to set up task force for speedy implementation of Ganga cleaning projectsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2017
Union transport, highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari, who assumed additional charge of water resources ministry on Monday, announced that he would soon set up a task force for "speedy" implementation of all ongoing programmes including the Ganga rejuvenation projects... Read more.. |
NGT demands to know of steps against Ganga pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the ministries of environment and power to apprise it about the steps taken by thermal power plants to avoid discharge of effluents and fly ash... Read more.. |
Thermal power plants in Ganga basin under NGT radarBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2017
Thermal power plants discharging effluents in the Ganga basin have come under the radar of the National Green Tribunal which has sought a report on whether they have adequate measures in place... Read more.. |
Meerut distilleries near Ganga get NGT warning for pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 9, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has asked distilleries in Meerut not to discharge effluents in nearby drains joining river Kali East and strictly comply with environmental norms. A bench headed by... Read more.. |
NGT directs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to close industries running without consentBy : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2017
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to shut down all the industries running in residential areas without any consent.... Read more.. |
Stop excessive water extraction from Ganga floodplains: NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 21, 2017
Excessive extraction of water between Haridwar and Unnao in Ganga floodplains is a serious issue and should be immediately stopped, the National Green Tribunal said on Thursday. A bench headed... Read more.. |
10 MLD waste released in Ganga daily in Mirzapur, NGT toldBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 3, 2016
Almost 10 million litres of untreated waste water is being directly pumped into Ganga every day only in Mirzapur from five big drains, the National Green Tribunal has been informed.... Read more.. |
Ganga water has heavy metal, pesticide traces: CPCBBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016
Water quality of river Ganga shows the presence of bacterial contamination besides traces of pollutants like heavy metals and pesticides, says the apex pollution monitoring body CPCB. ... Read more.. |