Poush Mela returns to Santiniketan after 3 years
It has been unanimously decided in the meeting that this year Visva-Bharati University (VBU) will organise the Poush Mela after a hiatus of three years.
It has been unanimously decided in the meeting that this year Visva-Bharati University (VBU) will organise the Poush Mela after a hiatus of three years.
In case violations are found, the Committee shall recommend penalty as well as environmental compensation and also suggest remedial measures, if any, the NGT concluded while posting the matter for further hearing on 10 January.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Shimla, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in the case of damage to forest by plying of horses and mules in Kufri.
As the entire Himachal Pradesh is grappling with landslides, flash floods, and sinking of roads largely due to violation of…
The remedial measures would include taking “forest clearance” for plying of horses.
In an interim measure, the bench directed the sand quarry operator to deposit rupees one crore towards environmental compensation to Odisha PCB within a period of one month till final computation of Environmental Compensation is carried out by SEIAA, Odisha.
The bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also recorded the assurance of the Principal Secretary of UP Urban Development that further remedial action will be taken for the protection of the waterbody by controlling the pollution and removing the encroachments, following due process of law.
In the plea, it was alleged that the State authorities concerned have failed to take necessary steps for enforcement of the order of this Tribunal.
The orders were issued by NGT’s Principal Bench consisting of Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Judicial member Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member Prof A Senthil Vel.
The NGT, pronouncing an interim order of a five-year-old petition, asked the Woodhill Hillways (JV) and Hillways Construction Company Private limited to deposit the amount with the State Pollution Control Board within two months.
