Art Of Living On Yamuna

The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.

The National Green Tribunal today sought an explanation from the Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority on the claims made by Art of Living that debris already existed on the Yamuna floodplains before its mega event last year

A committee, set up to submit an action plan for restoring Yamuna floodplains, today told the National Green Tribunal that there was no compaction of the soil on the site where the Art of Living's (AOL) three-day cultural extravaganza was held last year.

The National Green Tribunal today directed the DDA to submit an action plan with regard to restoring Yamuna floodplains where the Art of Living's World Cultural Festival was held last year.

The Art of Living, headed by Sri Sri Ravishankar, has challenged the report of an environmental panel which had accused it of doing extensive damage to the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi during its three-day cultural extravaganza last year. The organisation had been fined Rs 5 crore on the basis of the report, which said it would take a decade's work ...

The national capital's lead planning body, the Delhi Development Authority, was rebuked by the National Green Tribunal on Thursday for casting aspersions on the expert group's findings on the damage to the Yamuna floodplains due to last year's three-day Art of Living extravaganza.

Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar said his cultural extravaganza on Yamuna floodplains in Delhi last year has caused no pollution and the experts have been unable to prove what the damage was. The spiritual leader, whose organization has been hauled up for polluting Yamuna and fined Rs 5 crore by a green court, said the situation was best e...

The National Green Tribunal today issued contempt notice to the Art of Living (AOL) foundation's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on a plea against him for blaming the Centre and the panel for damaging Yamuna floodplains by allowing his NGO to hold a cultural extravaganza.

Rejecting an expert panel's findings that it will take extensive effort to reverse the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural extravaganza last year, Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said that the event should in fact be held again and "only on its banks". He has also invited Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi S...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today termed as "very irresponsible" the public statements made by Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) after an expert panel gave its report on the Yamuna that the organisation's cultural extravaganza had "completely destroyed" the riverbed.

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking extension of time for submitting its response to the expert committee's report on Yamuna, which had said its cultural extragavanza "completely destroyed" the riverbed.

Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living foundation has demanded a fresh probe by an 'unbiased' panel to decide on whether its 'World Cultural Festival' organized in March had caused any damage to the Yamuna riverbed.

Accused of "completely destroying" the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi with its massive "World Culture Festival", Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation today dismissed an expert panel's report to the country's top environmental court as fraud.

The 'World Culture Festival' extravaganza organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) on the banks of the Yamuna has 'completely destroyed' the riverbed, an expert committee has told the National Green Tribunal.

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday "thanked" Sri Sir Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) Foundation for turning the site along Yamuna Bank, where it held 'World Culture Festival' in March, into a "much cleaner site" and even suggested the place be turned into a garden for people.

The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for granting permission to the Art of Living Foundation for holding a three-day cultural extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains last year, saying it did not act in accordance with the law.

The National Green Tribunal today sought an explanation from the Delhi government and the Delhi Development Authority on the claims made by Art of Living that debris already existed on the Yamuna floodplains before its mega event last year

A committee, set up to submit an action plan for restoring Yamuna floodplains, today told the National Green Tribunal that there was no compaction of the soil on the site where the Art of Living's (AOL) three-day cultural extravaganza was held last year.

The National Green Tribunal today directed the DDA to submit an action plan with regard to restoring Yamuna floodplains where the Art of Living's World Cultural Festival was held last year.

The Art of Living, headed by Sri Sri Ravishankar, has challenged the report of an environmental panel which had accused it of doing extensive damage to the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi during its three-day cultural extravaganza last year. The organisation had been fined Rs 5 crore on the basis of the report, which said it would take a decade's work ...

The national capital's lead planning body, the Delhi Development Authority, was rebuked by the National Green Tribunal on Thursday for casting aspersions on the expert group's findings on the damage to the Yamuna floodplains due to last year's three-day Art of Living extravaganza.

Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar said his cultural extravaganza on Yamuna floodplains in Delhi last year has caused no pollution and the experts have been unable to prove what the damage was. The spiritual leader, whose organization has been hauled up for polluting Yamuna and fined Rs 5 crore by a green court, said the situation was best e...

The National Green Tribunal today issued contempt notice to the Art of Living (AOL) foundation's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on a plea against him for blaming the Centre and the panel for damaging Yamuna floodplains by allowing his NGO to hold a cultural extravaganza.

Rejecting an expert panel's findings that it will take extensive effort to reverse the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural extravaganza last year, Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra said that the event should in fact be held again and "only on its banks". He has also invited Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi S...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today termed as "very irresponsible" the public statements made by Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) after an expert panel gave its report on the Yamuna that the organisation's cultural extravaganza had "completely destroyed" the riverbed.

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking extension of time for submitting its response to the expert committee's report on Yamuna, which had said its cultural extragavanza "completely destroyed" the riverbed.

Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living foundation has demanded a fresh probe by an 'unbiased' panel to decide on whether its 'World Cultural Festival' organized in March had caused any damage to the Yamuna riverbed.

Accused of "completely destroying" the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi with its massive "World Culture Festival", Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation today dismissed an expert panel's report to the country's top environmental court as fraud.

The 'World Culture Festival' extravaganza organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) on the banks of the Yamuna has 'completely destroyed' the riverbed, an expert committee has told the National Green Tribunal.

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday "thanked" Sri Sir Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) Foundation for turning the site along Yamuna Bank, where it held 'World Culture Festival' in March, into a "much cleaner site" and even suggested the place be turned into a garden for people.