The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 19 has asked the Union government, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Assam Gas Company to clarify it whether natural gas can be supplied to tea industries around Kaziranga which have been ordered to shut down for using wood and coal for their operations.
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Green nod kept in pending for Port Pipavav expansion
A fresh appraisal has been ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the proposed expansion of Port Pipavav in Amreli district of Gujarat. The NGT on August 22 kept in abeyance for six months the clearance granted for expansion of Port Pipavav and asked the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the State government to conduct a fresh appraisal of the project.
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Oil firms to be asked to shift pipelines
Oil companies in Chennai would be directed to shift petroleum pipelines in some areas on the back of complaints from residents that they are polluting the ground water. The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal was hearing a petition filed by local residents in North Chennai. The petitioner argued that the pipelines were carelessly laid in the midst of thickly populated areas of Chen
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NGT seeks report on mining dumps from Goa govt
By August 8, Goa government has been asked to submit details on the extent of mining dumps in and outside lease areas in the state to the national green tribunal (NGT). At a recent hearing, the tribunal received an assurance from the state government counsel that a complete report about the dumps will be filed and that it will be a common one for all the mine operators named as resp
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Reopening of smelter hits roadblock
While Sterlite Industries is in the process of reopening its copper smelter in Tamil Nadu following the verdict of National Green Tribunal (NGT), some reports indicate that a local authority appealed against the judgement in the Supreme Court. The tribunal allowed the firm to reopen the smelter under the monitoring of a court-appointed panel. The smelter, which produces more than half of India's total refined copper, remained shut for around two
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DLF-HUDA road project needs green nod: HSPCB
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on June that the road-widening project of DLF and HUDA in Sectors 55-56 of Gurgaon, which is embroiled in controversy over cutting of trees, requires environmental clearance (EC).
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Aranmula airport project gets green nod
KGS Aranmula International Airport, which is building a Rs 2,000-crore green field airport at Pathanamthitta in Kerala, may restart construction work on the project following the verdict of the National Green Tribunal, Chennai. The tribunal dismissed a petition challenging various decisions related to the project. The decision includes indu
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Tribunal quashes directive of GCZMA
Terming violation of the principle of natural justice,
the National Green Tribunal has set aside the order of
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) on the jetties project of Sesa Goa in the northern district of Goa. It may be noted that in March 2011, GCZMA directed the company to stop all activity over the alleged illegal part of the jetties and to remove the unau
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Panel to submit report on Sterlite plant by April end
The four-member committee, appointed by the National Green Tribunal to study the functioning of the copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin, would submit its report on April 29. The panel will consist of two members from the Tribunal and one each from Sterlite Industries and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB
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Road widening work in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj stayed
Expressing angry over Delhi government for its indiscriminate felling of trees the National Green Tribunal on April 9 ordered an interim stay on a road widening project in South DelhiÂ’s Vasant Kunj till the next hearing on May 29. The tribunal also warned the Delhi government of strong action if further felling of trees took place. The government admitted that the Public Works Department had started felling trees without mandatory permission from the Forest Department.