The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to look into a plea alleging illegal mining and stone crushing in Odisha. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a committee comprising officials from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), District Collector, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Central Pollution Control Board and the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The joint Committee may ascertain facts and also consider the view point of the affected parties. Based on facts found, the concerned statutory authority may take appropriate action, following due process of law. The nodal agency will be the State PCB for coordination and compliance. A factual and action taken report may be furnished within three months by e-mail, said the bench, also comprising Justice S K Singh and expert member Nagin Nanda.
‘Activist’ builds bridge on river Indrayani, changes its course with encroachment
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 06:44 IST
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Given his clout, even the civic authorities allegedly did not act against him but now NGT has ordered the demolition and removal of his infringements on the river
When
activism becomes a clout even government entities can be enslaved, it appears. However, time has run out for
Prakash Misrimal Porwal, district president of
Anna Hazare’s NGO
Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan Nyas and also leader of the
Shetkari Sanghatana (the farmers’ union). On Saturday, the principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Lonavala Municipal Council (LMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to remove the encroachments made by Porwal on
District president of Anna Hazare s NGO will have to remove illegal encroachments
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 06:51 IST
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Given his clout, even the civic authorities allegedly did not act against him but now NGT has ordered the demolition and removal of his infringements on the river
When
activism becomes a clout even government entities can be enslaved, it appears. However, time has run out for
Prakash Misrimal Porwal, district president of
Anna Hazare’s NGO
Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan Nyas and also leader of the
Shetkari Sanghatana (the farmers’ union). On Saturday, the principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Lonavala Municipal Council (LMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to remove the encroachments made by Porwal on