NGT pulls up states over degrading air quality; asks for timely action taken reports
The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up various states where the air quality index dipped to 'severe', 'very poor' and 'poor' categories.
The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up various states where the air quality index dipped to 'severe', 'very poor' and 'poor' categories.
The National Green Tribunal had on 28 March directed the Darjeeling DM to ensure payment of Rs 20 Lakh each to families of three victims, who had died when a chunk of earth fell on them while illegally mining sand at Matigara, and Rs 5 Lakh to an injured, after deducting the amount already paid, within one month
NGT’s intervention against Orissa IDCO was facilitating for Western Integrated Waste Management Facility Pvt Ltd by illegal way of diversion.
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary of Haryana to deposit a sum of Rs 100 crore towards environmental compensation for continuing damage to the environment.
Besides this, a petition has also been filed seeking constitution of a high-level committee to investigate the unfortunate incident.
The department, last week has issued an order asking the authorities of 26 prominent schools to minimise the personal use of vehicles by students restricting it to special circumstances.
The KMC is working towards amending its Building Rules and introducing provisions to curb the immense amount of pollution that is caused during demolition of a building and thereafter, by the debris.
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is the nodal agency for the project.
In a letter to DPCC, the monitoring panel said the shocking pictures of women standing knee-deep in foaming, polluted Yamuna to offer prayers have got extensive media coverage and have gone viral on Twitter with 'very damaging comments.'
