India, Aug. 16 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Green clearance must for river linking
The National Green Tribunal on August 13, 2019 disposed of the application against Godavari-Krishana-Penna river-linking project, which was allegedly initiated without clearance from the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
The tribunal had asked for a report from a joint committee comprising Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PCB) and MoEF&CC. The report said the clearance was required according to an environmetal impact assessment notification, 2006, and consent to establish was ...