The Supreme Court, on March 5, 2019, set aside the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order enlarging the buffer zone limits around lakes and water bodies in Bengaluru. An apex court bench allowed the appeals … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal-mandated committee, on June 14, 2018, said that the biggest lake in Bengaluru, Bellandur lake, had become the largest septic tank of the city due to the ‘sheer callousness and indifference’ … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by acting chairperson justice Jawad Rahim, pulled up the Karnataka government, saying that the report submitted by the state government on the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru was … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed that the additional chief secretary of the Department of Urban Development and the chief executive officer of the Lake Development Authority, … READ FULL STORY
Torrential rains that hit Bengaluru over the last few days, have caused thick froth to spill on to the road from Bellandur lake, causing inconvenience to commuters driving along the stretch. Videos, showing cars … READ FULL STORY
With half of Bengaluru’s effluent discharged into the lakes untreated, the centre, on June 14, 2016, approved a series of measures for checking pollution, including making it mandatory for all sewage treatment plants (STPs) … READ FULL STORY
