The National Green Tribunal had on 28 March directed the Darjeeling DM to ensure payment of Rs 20 Lakh each to families of three victims, who had died when a chunk of earth fell on them while illegally mining sand at Matigara, and Rs 5 Lakh to an injured, after deducting the amount already paid, within one month
NGT’s intervention against Orissa IDCO was facilitating for Western Integrated Waste Management Facility Pvt Ltd by illegal way of diversion.
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary of Haryana to deposit a sum of Rs 100 crore towards environmental compensation for continuing damage to the environment.
Kolkata witnessed a similar scenario in Bowbazar where due to Metro tunnelling work, several houses cracked and some even had to be demolished.
The bench was dealing with a complaint filed against the violation of environmental norms in the operation of a slaughterhouse by Frigorifico Allana Pvt.
The notice issued to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Environment, Science and Technology), Chairman, HP State Pollution Board and Deputy Commissioner, Mandi has asked them to file a reply by May 31.
The police have initiated no effective action to curb noise pollution in the city and the rest of West Bengal.
The NGT’s attention had earlier been drawn to the excessive sand mining on the Brahmani river bed in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district and the resultant environmental degradation.
Extraction of minor minerals and earth by the Rail Vikash Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) without the environmental clearance certificate for the construction of 81 kilometres long Haridaspur-Paradip rail line had adversely affected the river banks.
