The AAP government, on January 23, 2020, informed the Delhi High Court that unauthorised colonies in forest areas are prohibited from regularisation under the centre’s October 2019 notification to regularise illegal settlements in the … READ FULL STORY
Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Dinesh Mohaniya, on January 12, 2020, alleged that Haryana was supplying contaminated water to the city. Mohaniya alleged that the water supplied by Haryana has a high amount of ammonia … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to vacate its 2015 order, restraining construction and transfer of possession of flats on the Yamuna floodplains in Agra, after two builders sought lifting of the ban. … READ FULL STORY
The much-awaited Signature Bridge on the Yamuna, to be opened by the end of October 2018, will serve as a tourist destination with the 154-metre-high glass box giving a bird’s eye view of the … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on July 20, 2018, observed that if the funds of Rs 77,000 crores, meant for the protection of the environment, were used … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi government is rolling out several projects, to increase water availability in the city by 15 to 20 per cent in the next two years and 50 per cent in five years, chief … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has withdrawn its plea in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that sought directions to the Haryana government, to check the ‘dangerous level of ammonia’ in the Yamuna, saying the … READ FULL STORY
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) director general Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, reviewed the progress of the Yamuna Riverfront Development project ‘Asita’, being implemented by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and asked officials to expedite … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana Government, on May 16, 2018, assured the Supreme Court that it would maintain the status quo, on the supply of Yamuna river water to the national capital till May 21, 2018 and … READ FULL STORY
The Delhi High Court, on May 10, 2018, pulled up the Haryana government for not issuing any tenders till date, for repair of the old sub-branch canal, which carries water to the national capital, … READ FULL STORY
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has endorsed an additional estimate of around Rs 231 crores of the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), to complete the construction of the Signature Bridge on … READ FULL STORY
The NITI Aayog is proposing to set up a ‘Yamuna River Authority’, with a view to coordinating the work being done by various government departments for cleaning the river, its vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said, … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, headed by justice Madan B Lokur, on April 19, 2018, took a strong note of the apathy shown by the authorities, in dealing with the water woes of the residents … READ FULL STORY
