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District Task Force Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Jamshedpur

Officials ordered to conduct joint operations against unauthorized mineral extraction and transport Deputy Commissioner calls for immediate action to curb unlawful activities across East Singhbhum. JAMSHEDPUR – District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Ananya Mittal chaired a crucial meeting of the District Mining Task Force at the Collectorate, issuing directives for a comprehensive crackdown…

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NGT declares 100m from edge of Ganga as No-development Zone.

 The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river.

Flash Points:

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of Rs 50,000 will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the river.

       The apex environment watchdog directed all authorities concerned to complete various projects including setting up of a sewage treatment plant and cleaning drains within two years.

       It also said the Uttar Pradesh government should be "duty-bound" to shift tanneries within six weeks, from Jajmau in Kanpur to leather parks in Unnao or any other place it considers appropriate.

      The NGT also directed the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to formulate guidelines for religious activities on the ghats of Ganga or its tributaries.

       The tribunal also appointed a supervisory committee, headed by the secretary of the Water Resources Ministry and comprising IIT professors and officials from UP government to oversee implementation of the directions passed in its 543- page verdict.

       It also asked the committee to submit reports at regular intervals.

       The NGT said the concept of zero liquid discharge and online monitoring of affluents should not be applied to industrial units.

       It said that all industrial units falling in the catchment area of river Ganga should be stopped from indiscriminate extraction of groundwater.

       The green panel has divided the work of cleaning the river in different segments Gomukh to Haridwar (Phase-I), Haridwar to Unnao (termed as segment B of Phase-I), Unnao to border of Uttar Pradesh, border of Uttar Pradesh to border of Jharkhand and border of Jharkhand to Bay of Bengal.

       It has already delivered the verdict in December 2015 with regard to first phase between Gomukh to Haridwar.

       The verdict came on a 1985 PIL of noted environment activist M C Mehta which was transferred to the NGT from the Supreme Court in 2014.

Groundwater extraction

       The Bench further noted that all industrial units falling in the catchments of the Ganga should be stopped from indiscriminate groundwater extraction.

       The green court reiterated its earlier order of ban on mechanical mining in the Ganga and said no in-stream mechanical mining is permitted and even the mining on the floodplain should be semi-mechanical and preferably more manual.

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NGT Declares 100m From Edge of Ganga as ‘No-development Zone‘

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a few directions to rejuvenate the Ganga river and declared 100 metres from the edge of the Ganga river between Haridwar and Unnao as “No-Development Zone”. The directions were passed by a NGT bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar. Directions passed by NGT to rejuvenate Ganga river • It declared ‘No-Development Zone’ along an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river and directed that this zone must be turned into green belts. • The environment compensation of Rs 50000 will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the Ganga river. • It prohibited the dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river. • It directed all the concerned authorities to complete various projects including setting up of a sewage treatment plant and cleaning drains within two years. • It directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift tanneries within six weeks from Jajmau in Kanpur to leather parks in Unnao or any other place it considers appropriate. • It also directed the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to formulate guidelines for religious activities on the ghats of Ganga or its tributaries. • It divided the work of cleaning the river in different segments- Gomukh to Haridwar (Phase-I), Haridwar to Unnao (segment B of Phase-I), Unnao to border of Uttar Pradesh, border of Uttar Pradesh to border of Jharkhand and border of Jharkhand to Bay of Bengal in seperate segments. • It said that all industrial units falling in the catchment area of the Ganga river should be stopped from indiscriminate extraction of groundwater. • The concept of zero liquid discharge and online monitoring of affluents shall not be applied to industrial units. The tribunal also appointed a supervisory committee, headed by the Secretary of the Water Resources Ministry and comprising IIT professors and officials from UP government, to oversee implementation of these directions passed in its 543- page verdict.

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Jamshedpur Bhuiyandih Basti Demolition Case Heads to NGT

MLA Saryu Roy meets SC lawyer to represent Kalyan and Indira Nagar residents Jamshedpur slum dwellers seek legal recourse against demolitions, alleging flawed survey and guideline violations. JAMSHEDPUR – MLA Saryu Roy has engaged Supreme Court lawyer Sanjay Upadhyay to represent Kalyan and Indira Nagar slum residents in an upcoming National Green Tribunal hearing. The case, scheduled for August…