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NGT panel flags serious waste management violations at Sirsa dumping site

NGT panel flags serious waste management violations at Sirsa dumping site

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A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found serious violations of Solid Waste Management Rules at the Bakrianwali dumping site in Sirsa district. A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found serious violations of Solid Waste Management Rules at the Bakrianwali dumping site in Sirsa district. (HT File) According to the inspection report submitted with the NGT, the inspection was carried out on April 21 in which the committee found that untreated leachate from the dumping site was flowing into nearby agricultural fields during rains, creating risk of pollution and groundwater contamination. The panel said fresh waste was not being scientifically processed and large heaps of old “legacy waste” were lying untreated at the site. It also found that waste processing capacity was much lower than the daily waste generated, leading to continuous piling up of garbage. The report highlighted that no groundwater monitoring system, proper fire safety arrangements or vehicle washing facility existed at the site. Even untreated waste and construction debris were also found dumped …

Shimla orchardist suffered Rs 40 lakh loss due to NH-5 four-lane work

Shimla orchardist suffered Rs 40 lakh loss due to NH-5 four-lane work

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An apple orchardist in Mashobra block of Shimla district has suffered losses amounting to nearly Rs 40 lakh after repeated collapse of crate walls during the ongoing four-lane project on the Kaithlighat-Dhalli section of National Highway-5 allegedly damaged his orchard land and around 550 fruit-bearing apple plants, the Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Department informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. The disclosure was made during the hearing of a petition filed by orchardist Narender Singh Rathore, who alleged that highway widening work in the ecologically fragile stretch beyond Dhalli town had caused severe environmental degradation, landslides and damage to his orchard land. Two inspections conducted Secretary (Horticulture) C Paulrasu informed the Tribunal that inspections were conducted following complaints regarding damage caused by collapsing crate walls near the construction site. “The first inspection was carried out by the Horticulture Development Officer, Mashobra, on June 10, 2025. The value of the damaged fruit plants was calculated in accordance with the government-approved Harbans Singh Formula,” the report submitted before the Tribunal stated. The first assessment found that 110 …

NGT order warns of fines to southern States if clean air funds are not utilised

NGT order warns of fines to southern States if clean air funds are not utilised

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Dust stirred up by vehicles on an arterial road in Bengaluru on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The National Green Tribunal’s Southern Zone bench in Chennai has directed all six southern States and Puducherry to ensure “strict and time-bound implementation” of their State Action Plans (SAP) under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), in a common judgment that flags persistent particulate pollution across the region and warns that continued under-utilisation of clean air funds could attract environmental compensation. The tribunal recorded that Karnataka had received ₹597.54 crore between 2019-20 and 2023-24, with Bengaluru alone receiving ₹541.1 crore but utilising only 13% by October 2024. A subsequent affidavit submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reported that 76% of total funds released up to 2025-26 had been utilised by September 2025. However, the bench flagged that more than 86% of utilised funds went to road dust control, with just 6.6% on vehicular emissions and 4.1% on biomass burning — describing this as “disproportionate expenditure” that must be “rationalised”. Published …

Why should your activities not be stopped due to non-compliance, NGT asks six cricket stadiums | Cricket News

Why should your activities not be stopped due to non-compliance, NGT asks six cricket stadiums | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 23, 2026 08:32 PM IST Amid the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to six cricket stadiums and respective associations seeking an explanation as to why their activities should not be stopped for non-compliance of its directions on sustainable use of water to maintain cricket grounds. The NGT principal bench comprised of chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad passed the order on April 16, while hearing an ongoing execution application on compliance of its 2021 order. The Tribunal had directed cricket associations to regulate groundwater extraction and ensure effective rainwater harvesting for maintenance of cricket grounds. The six stadiums in question are Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, Dr DY Patil stadium, Navi Mumbai, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad and Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. “In such a background, the submission of counsel for the applicant is that all the …

MSC Elsa 3 shipwreck off Kerala: Union Ministry tells NGT that Tamil Nadu seeks ₹1,041.8-crore compensation for pollution impact

MSC Elsa 3 shipwreck off Kerala: Union Ministry tells NGT that Tamil Nadu seeks ₹1,041.8-crore compensation for pollution impact

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MSC Elsa 3, a container ship carrying hazardous cargo, sinks off the Kerala coast in the Arabian Sea on May 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that Tamil Nadu has sought a compensation of about ₹1,041.8 crore for the environmental damage and associated losses caused by the accumulation of plastic nurdles along its coast following the sinking of the container ship MSC Elsa 3 off the Kerala coast on May 25, 2025. The Principal Bench of the tribunal in New Delhi had asked the Ministry to submit the details of States and Union Territories that may have suffered environmental damage owing to the shipwreck after it took suo motu cognisance of the report titled ‘Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS’ published in The Hindu. Published – April 21, 2026 01:31 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to …

NDMC tightens measures against pigeon feeding in Delhi, NGT told

NDMC tightens measures against pigeon feeding in Delhi, NGT told

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New Delhi: Pigeon feeding point at Palika Bazar near Regal in New Delhi on Sunday. (Vipin Kumar/HT photo) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in a submission before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stated that it has initiated a crackdown on pigeon feeding spots within its jurisdiction by issuing challans to those who feed pigeons in public areas. According to NDMC data, the council has issued 76 challans since the start of 2026, in addition to conducting regular cleaning drives at prominent pigeon feeding points. The April 9 submission, uploaded on April 17, follows a plea filed by school student Armaan Palliwal before the tribunal last May, which flagged the health impacts caused by pigeons. In the plea, seen by HT, the student said that feeding and proliferation of pigeons leads to droppings on footpaths, pavements and traffic islands. The plea stated that when these points are cleaned, the toxic particulates from dried droppings mix with dust and pollute the environment, causing health impacts – including serious lung diseases such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, which causes …

Kumbh Mela: NGT stays tree-felling in Nashik till April 28; mayor defends move

Kumbh Mela: NGT stays tree-felling in Nashik till April 28; mayor defends move

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The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a temporary halt on tree-felling activities in Nashik linked to preparations for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela, directing authorities to maintain status quo until April 28, reported news agency PTI. The interim stay was issued during a hearing on a petition filed by environmentalist Manish Baviskar, who raised concerns over large-scale cutting of trees, particularly along key roads in the city. The tribunal has asked the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to present its response at the next hearing, reported PTI. NGT intervenes amid environmental concerns The tribunal’s decision comes amid growing opposition from residents and environmental groups over the felling of trees for infrastructure development linked to the mega religious event. The stay order effectively pauses all such activities until further review later this month. The petition argued that the tree-cutting drive could have long-term environmental consequences and sought judicial intervention to prevent irreversible damage, reported PTI. Mayor defends decision, cites safety and infrastructure needs Responding to the tribunal’s directive, Nashik Mayor Himgauri Aher-Adke …

NGT dismisses BPCL’s appeal against ₹1 cr fine| India News

NGT dismisses BPCL’s appeal against ₹1 cr fine| India News

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New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited against the imposition of a ₹1 crore fine for failing to install a vapour recovery system in its storage terminals. Non-installation of vapour recovery system: NGT dismisses BPCL’s appeal against ₹1 cr fine A vapour recovery system is a process which can arrest the release of harmful organic compounds from petroleum products. The green body was hearing BPCL’s appeal against the imposition of environmental compensation by the Central Pollution Control Board . The central pollution watchdog had levied the fine in November 2024 after BPCL failed to set up VRS stage IA by the deadline of March, 2024. In an order dated March 25, made public on Thursday, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad said that BPCL had failed to comply with the CPCB’s directions to install VRS stage 1A in all its terminals within the prescribed timeline. It noted that the Supreme Court in March 2023 had directed …

2020-25: In 4 of 5 appeals, green watchdog NGT rules in favour of developers to clear projects | Express Investigations News

2020-25: In 4 of 5 appeals, green watchdog NGT rules in favour of developers to clear projects | Express Investigations News

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A landmark 2021 judgment by the Supreme Court was unequivocal: the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is not a mere adjudicatory body but a “specialized” protector tasked with fostering environmental justice and equity. Affirming the NGT’s powers, the apex court underlined that these were the pivotal threads weaved into the Tribunal’s very fabric to safeguard public interest against ecological degradation. Today, those threads are fraying under the weight of a startling shift. An investigation by The Indian Express of over 100,000 NGT orders since 2020 reveals a deepening asymmetry. In matters of environmental and forest clearances (EC/FC), the Tribunal has ruled in favour of project developers in four out of every five cases — either by upholding a contested clearance or staying its denial. Between 2020 and 2025 (see chart), of the 329 appeals filed by citizens and activists against the grant of clearances by the Government, only in 20% (65 cases), did the NGT rule in favour of the appeal. Conversely, when the project’s proponents appealed against the denial of clearances by the government, in nearly …

Tourism projects in Lakshadweep must adhere to green safeguards, orders NGT| India News

Tourism projects in Lakshadweep must adhere to green safeguards, orders NGT| India News

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Lakshadweep Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) Limited to ensure all tourism related activities shall be undertaken within the overall carrying capacity of the islands and with adequate environmental safeguards. Lakshadweep is known for its striking beaches with crystal-clear waters. (Unsplash) It has also said that the tent city project — a tourism project with prefabricated structures at three locations –Bangaram Island; north and south of Thinnakara Island should be strictly restricted in accordance with the carrying capacity of the respective islands. The tribunal ordered that the Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee (LPCC) shall conduct a comprehensive inspection and submit a detailed compliance report covering each of the conditions prescribed in the ‘Consent to Establish’ granted to the project on August 6, 2024 as well as ‘Consent to Operate’ dated January 17, 2025, and file the compliance report within a period of eight weeks. NGT’s southern bench further directed that District Collector, Kavaratti; Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee (LPCC); Department of Forest & Environment, Lakshadweep; and the Lakshadweep Tourism Development Corporation …