Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

CWPRS to submit report on flood in Ghaggar basin

The Supreme Court (SC) on September 23, 2019 directed Haryana and Punjab to provide information required by the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune that would help in expediting the enquiry pertaining to the mitigation of the flood problem in the Ghaggar basin.

The inquiry was supposed to be completed and subsequent report filed by the first week of July 2019.

The apex court directed that the investigation should be completed by December 31, 2019, so that a report could be submitted immediately thereafter.

Fish drying pollutes Madh Island

An application alleging use of foreshore land for drying fish in Erangal village of Madh Island, Mumbai came up before the National Green Tribunal (NGT).[Readmore]

GRMB seeks DPRs from AP, Telangana by June 10

Hyderabad: The chairman of Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) J Chandrashekhar Iyer on Friday directed both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to submit Detailed Project Reports (DPR) of all the projects they have taken up on River Godavari by June 10. The Board sought the reports of nine projects taken up by Telangana including enhancement of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) as alleged by the AP government.

The Board also wanted the sibling States to submit agenda points for the forthcoming Apex Council meeting to be chaired by Jal Shakthi Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in which the Chief Ministers of the two States will also participate. [Readmore]

₹176-crore plan on the anvil to check coastal erosion

Research station in Pune offers geo solution to problem

The Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, has offered a geo solution of raising a six-meter seawall along the five km of Uppada coast.

The Department of Transport, Roads and Buildings has submitted ₹176-crore proposal to the State government to build a seawall with a five-layer geo material for the protection of the Uppada coast from erosion.

A plan has been chalked out to prevent the coastal erosion, after the 1,463-meter length of geo-tube installed in 2010 was completely broken due to tidal waves and erosion during the two cyclones - Vardah (2016) and Fani (2019).

P. D. Vijaya Kumar, Superintendent Engineer, Department of Transport, Roads and Buildings (DTRB-East Godavari district), told The Hindu that the CWPRS experts have recommended use of the geo equipment that costs ₹176 crore to build a wall along the coastline at Uppada to prevent soil erosion. In early June, the proposal was submitted to the State government.[Readmore]

Maharashtra: Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude recorded near Koyna dam

An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude with epicentre near Koyna dam in Maharashtra's Satara district was recorded on Saturday morning, officials said. 

An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude with epicentre near Koyna dam in Maharashtra's Satara district was recorded on Saturday morning, officials said. No loss of life or property was reported, they said.

The earthquake was recorded at 10.22 am. Its epicentre was 13.60 kms from the Koyna dam, officials of Satara district administration said. [Readmore]