The committee had carried out a detailed inspection of hospitals in June and recommended levying ECC while sending the report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Officials from the UP pollution control committee and the central pollution control board were also present during the inspection. The Uttar Pradesh solid waste monitoring committee on Wednesday recommended […]
The moves come a week after the Uttar Pradesh Solid Waste Monitoring Committee imposed a penalty of ₹ 2.8 crores on three Noida’s private hospitals for defunct effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and improper segregation of waste. In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has proposed a penalty on four private hospitals in […]
According to the petitioner, the washing of meat, water dirtied by animals’ actions and excrement, was seeping into the ground and polluting the groundwater. The slaughterhouse didn’t have relevant permissions either. Another accusation against the slaughterhouse in the petition was drawing of water from the ground incessantly, despite falling levels. New Delhi: The National Green […]
The green panel said that the committee may hold its first meeting within15 days, undertake a visit to the site and interact with the stakeholders. The National Green Tribunal Wednesday formed a committee and askedit to submit a report on a plea against violation of environmental normsin operation of a slaughter house at Ghazipur here.A […]
AGRA: In over 300 schools spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the quality of water was very poor, with high levels of very toxic chemicals. A Delhi-based environmentalist, after making this discovery, has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath about the matter, seeking an inquiry and indicting local administration as well as senior […]
GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Punjab governments over improper disposal and burning of bio-medical waste in the states.Putting an immediate ban on the burning of bio-medical waste, the green tribunal directed the four states to file their replies within one week. The case will now […]
In a report to the NGT, CPCB has recommended levying fines ranging from �10,000 to �1 lakh for illegal extraction of groundwater at a time when India is facing an unprecedented water crisis. New Delhi: At a time when India is staring at an unprecedented water crisis, the Central Pollution Control Board is pushing for […]
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court,the high courts and the National Green Tribunal. Bio-medical waste managementAn oversight committee headed by Justice SVS Rathore filed a report before the NationalGreen Tribunal (NGT) on non-compliance of the provisions of Bio-Medical WasteManagement Rules, 2016 (BMW Rules, 2016) by Uttar Pradesh.The […]
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