NGT sets up panel on Mekedatu dam construction violation
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 01:06 PM IST
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The committee comprises of senior members from the Integrated Regional Office, MoEF, Bangalore, Cauvery Water Management Authority, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited and the Forest Department not below the rank of Additional Conservator of Forest, Karnataka.
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The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to submit a report on alleged violation of norms in the construction of a reservoir across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka. A bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member K Satyagopal issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Department of Water Resources, Central Water Commission, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments among others.
Cauvery row: NGT forms panel to probe allegations of illegal construction at Mekedatu
Acting on its own (suo motu) based on a news report published on April 15 this year, a bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member Dr K Satyagopal directed the panel to submit a report.
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CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal has appointed a joint committee to delve into allegations of unauthorised construction activity taking place in Mekedatu where the Karnataka government had proposed to construct a dam across the Cauvery River.
Acting on its own (
suo motu) based on a news report published on April 15 this year, a bench comprising Justice K Ramakrishnan and expert member Dr K Satyagopal directed the panel to submit a report on or before July 5.
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May 18, 2021 14:40 IST
Recommendation is part of follow-up action as per directives from southern bench of National Green Tribunal
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Relatives of a deceased person perform rituals in the Periyar river during heavy rain in Kochi recently. An expert committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal had completed inspection of critical stretches of the river along Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts in April. | Photo Credit:
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Recommendation is part of follow-up action as per directives from southern bench of National Green Tribunal
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board will propose a post-monsoon study of the ecological condition of the Periyar river before finalising the joint committee report to be filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
NGT panel to probe pollution of Edayar paddy fields
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New expert committee to submit its report before May 31
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New expert committee to submit its report before May 31
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a four-member expert committee to ascertain the source of contamination of Edayattuchal and Chakkarachal paddy fields in Edayar.
The committee will include a senior officer from the regional office of the Central Pollution Control Board in Bengaluru, a senior officer / scientist from the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, a scientist having expertise in soil study from the department of soil science and agricultural chemistry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, and a senior soil conservation officer from the Department of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation as nominated by its Director.