Taking suo motu cognizance of development of a residential colony ‘Ganga Heritage’, a stone’s throw from river Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an action taken report from the district administration and the pollution control board (PCB) in Haridwar on how the coloniser was granted permission for the same.
The National Green Tribunal on July 27, 2023, had directed the district magistrates to carry out the exercise as per a 2016 notification, while hearing a petition on unauthorised constructions.
The Supreme Court has directed the Bihar Government to ensure that no further construction takes place adjacent to the Ganga River, particularly in and around Patna.The Court has further directed the.
In a reply to the Varanasi development authority on October 26, the nodal agency for the management of the Ganga said that the project lacked clearance.