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NGT directs Ghaziabad DM to prevent illegal construction in city forest

July 9, 2026 admin

National Green Tribunal (NGT). | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The National Green Tribunal has passed an interim order directing the district magistrate to ensure that no illegal construction is carried out in Sai Upvan, the 200-acre forest area in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The green body is hearing the matter regarding the deteriorating condition of…

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Expedite formation of Delhi Ridge Management Board: NGT

May 21, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed to expedite the constitution of the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) and sought progress reports on ridge protection, as per an order. “DRMB should be constituted and will proceed with the assigned work as expeditiously as possible,” the NGT order dated…

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Green Tribunal Warns Polluted Ganga Can Affect Maha Kumbh Pilgrims’ Health In Prayagraj

December 6, 2024 admin

The Green Tribunal underlined that the issue of river Ganga’s pollution was a “time-sensitive matter”. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has observed that the health of crores of pilgrims visiting the Maha Kumbh fair will be impacted if effective steps are not taken to prevent the discharge of sewage into the Ganga in Prayagraj….

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Kanwar Yatra route: More than 17,600 trees felled in Uttar Pradesh, says Panel to NGT

November 10, 2024 admin

Kanwarias on their way. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A fact-finding panel has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that more than 17,600 trees have been felled in three districts of Uttar Pradesh to make way for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra route. The tribunal was hearing a case related to the alleged felling of…

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Substantial Issue, National Green Tribunal Takes Up Manipur Forest Cover Loss

May 10, 2024 admin

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of forest cover loss in Manipur New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of a social media post by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on forest cover loss in the state due to deforestation and illegal opium poppy cultivation. In a post on…

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Jindal Steel Gets Green Panel Notice Over Worker’s Death In Molten Slag Incident

September 15, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to Jindal Steel and Power Limited in connection with the death of a worker after hot or molten slag allegedly fell on him at the company’s steel plant in Patrapali village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The NGT was hearing an application registered on…

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No Boats In Bhopal’s Upper Lake, Orders Green Tribunal

September 12, 2023 admin

The Upper Lake is an important source of drinking water for Bhopal. BHopal: The National Green Tribunal has ordered that cruise boats and other motor propelled boats stop operating in the Upper lake in Bhopal. The order came after environmentalist Subhash Pandey approached the tribunal, highlighting that a cruise vessel has been permitted in the…

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