The National Green Tribunal's Principal Bench has disposed of the application seeking directions against illegal sand mining in the Godavari-Krishna river beds and free distribution of sand.
The tribunal opined this in the application filed seeking quashing of the order of State of Haryana allowing manufacturers of formaldehyde, requiring prior Environmental Clearance (EC), to operate for six months without EC, subject to making application for EC within 60 days.
The National Green Tribunal disposed of the plea seeking for a direction to amend the Regulations titled “Minimum Requirements for Annual MBBS Admissions Regulations (2020)” issued by the National Medical Commission, terming it as a policy matter to be considered by the concerned authority.
The VMC taking its stand that the project has not yet been finalized and it was only at conceptual stage. The project was to beautify and rejuvenate the river for the benefit of the general public.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Department of Water Resources, Central Water Commission, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu governments, among others, over the proposed dam on the Cauvery river.
Further directions has been sought to the Respondents to formulate and place on record strategy/scheme to prevent the Western Ghats and to file its report before the NGT.
The petitioners followed the order of the Karnataka High Court, directing them to approach the NGT in a plea challenging Section 40 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The major blast had occurred in an illegal chemical factory last year, running on the agricultural land in the name of Sahil Enterprises Chemical Boiler Factory, at Pirana-Riplaj Road, Ahmedabad.
The National Green Tribunal has accepted the recommendation given by an Oversight Committee regarding the issue relating to the protection of environment in Uttar Pradesh's pilgrimage site Govardhan near Mathura-Vrindavan.