Tribunal Calls for Answers on Illegal Colonies in South Delhi Forest Areas

NGT pulls up authorities over management of waste at Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram

NGT reprimands Gurugram and Faridabad municipal corporations over waste mismanagement at Bandhwari landfill, demands compensation details.

Tribunal Calls for Answers on Illegal Colonies in South Delhi Forest Areas

Tribunal Calls for Answers on Illegal Colonies in South Delhi Forest Areas The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has demanded a response from the Centre regarding the status of illegal colonies in the forest zones of South Delhi's Sangam Vihar.The case revolves around the management of solid and liquid waste in these controversial settlements.On April 7, a bench including NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the Delhi Jal Board rep…

Illegal buildings in Delhi taking cover behind special provision law: Experts

Experts and stakeholders pointed out that the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) was initially brought in 2006 for just a year

CSR as ‘punishment’: NGT asks Jindal Steel Works to spend Rs 1.61 Crore on CSR projects

Spending money on CSR projects has come as a “punishment” for Jindal Steel Works (JSW) for alleged “procedural nature violations” at its Dolvi plant in Pen, Raigad district. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the steel manufacturing company to spend Rs 1,60,80,000 on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities as a punishment for environmental violations. JSW has to spend the CSR amount within a year: NGT The order, issued by th…

Sangam Vihar illegal colonies: NGT seeks Centre response

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Centre on the correct factual position of several colonies developed illegally in forest areas of south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar. The green body was hearing a matter over the management of solid and liquid waste in such colonies. In an order dated April 7, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that the Delhi Jal B…