NGT stops construction in Sikharchandi Hills at Bhubaneswar
The green panel directed the constitution of a four-member joint committee for independent inquiry of the matter.
The green panel directed the constitution of a four-member joint committee for independent inquiry of the matter.
The government has told the apex court that the NGT decision violates the Constitutional scheme of governance in Delhi as well as the 2018 and 2023 orders of a constitution bench of the court.
The State Government had later challenged the NGT’s order dated 6 April 2023 settling 6 May deadline for the implementation of its order.
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, during stack emission monitoring of the unit last year, found that the results of stack emission monitoring are not conforming to the prescribed standards.
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an Rs 18.35 crore fine on Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)-Visakh Refinery over violation of environmental norms.
Apart from the garbage mountain that earned Delhi a bad name, it also contributed to the terrible spike of air pollution in the National Capital, he said.
The question before the Tribunal was whether it was open to Himachal Pradesh (HP) to issue a ‘development plan’ in violation of the decree of the Tribunal.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) said, slapping of such a penalty on the Arvind Kejriwal government speaks volumes of the corruption, inaction and incompetence.
The DM's notification said that violation of the order shall attract penal actions under Section 188 of IPC apart from the other relevant laws.
Various important issues related to the assessment of the carrying capacity of eco-sensitive zones were discussed in detail during the meeting.
