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"Lord Shiva Doesn't Need Our Protection": Delhi High Court On Temple Demolition
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the demolition of a Shiva temple illegally built in the Yamuna riverbed and floodplains.
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Minister Kapil Mishra Wants Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Culture Festival To Be Held Again On Yamuna Floodplains
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...
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10 Years Of Damage, 42 Crores: Alleged Cost Of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art Of Living Yamuna Event
It will take 10 years to reverse the damage done to the banks of the River Yamuna by a huge cultural festival organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the country's top environmental court was told today. A team of experts who have visited the area where the three-day event was held last year have said restoring the flood plain will also cost about 42 cr...
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Expert Committee Seeks More Time To Quantify Damages By Art Of Living
The tentative cost of rejuvenating the Yamuna riverbed, damaged due to a cultural extravaganza organised by the Art of Living (AOL), can be calculated only after November as the area is still inundated by flood water, an expert panel has told the National Green Tribunal.
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Sri Sri's Art Of Living Calls Green Panel Report 'Unscientific And Illogical'
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.
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Report Is Fraud, We Did Not Damage Yamuna Plains, Says Team Sri Sri: 10 Updates
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.
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Sri Sri Event 'Completely Destroyed' Yamuna Riverbed, Says Expert Panel
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.
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Green Tribunal Asks Registrar To Inspect Projects On Yamuna Riverbed In Agra
The National Green Tribunal has taken strong exception to "substantial variations" in reports submitted by the Uttar Pradesh government and other state agencies with regard to distance of various real estate projects from the flood plains of river Yamuna in Agra.
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Religious Events Can't Be Prohibited In Name Of Environment, Panel Told
The National Green Tribunal today allowed some individuals to support their contention that holding of religious and cultural events at the Yamuna riverbed cannot be prohibited by bringing such activities under ambit of environmental laws.
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Sri Sri Event: Landless Farmers Rue Crop Loss on Banks Of Yamuna
A day after the controversial World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplain came to an end, farmers living on its banks said the event destroyed their living and claimed it will take at least two years to make the flattened riverbed suitable for cultivation.
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Sand Mining In Uttar Pradesh, Haryana: Green Panel Notice To Centre On Farmer's Plea
The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Centre, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking prohibition of sand mining on Yamuna's riverbed in both the states.
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Stop Unauthorised Sand Mining on Yamuna Riverbed: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the Delhi government for permitting sand mining in the name of dredging and directed the authorities concerned to stop illegal mining on the Yamuna river bed and its surrounding areas.
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Green Court Directs Delhi Metro to Remove Dumped Material Near Yamuna
The National Green Tribunal today took strong exception to dumping of construction debris by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) near Yamuna riverbed and directed immediate removal of all such material.
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"Lord Shiva Doesn't Need Our Protection": Delhi High Court On Temple Demolition
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the demolition of a Shiva temple illegally built in the Yamuna riverbed and floodplains.
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Minister Kapil Mishra Wants Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Culture Festival To Be Held Again On Yamuna Floodplains
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...
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10 Years Of Damage, 42 Crores: Alleged Cost Of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art Of Living Yamuna Event
It will take 10 years to reverse the damage done to the banks of the River Yamuna by a huge cultural festival organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the country's top environmental court was told today. A team of experts who have visited the area where the three-day event was held last year have said restoring the flood plain will also cost about 42 cr...
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Expert Committee Seeks More Time To Quantify Damages By Art Of Living
The tentative cost of rejuvenating the Yamuna riverbed, damaged due to a cultural extravaganza organised by the Art of Living (AOL), can be calculated only after November as the area is still inundated by flood water, an expert panel has told the National Green Tribunal.
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Sri Sri's Art Of Living Calls Green Panel Report 'Unscientific And Illogical'
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.
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Report Is Fraud, We Did Not Damage Yamuna Plains, Says Team Sri Sri: 10 Updates
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.
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Sri Sri Event 'Completely Destroyed' Yamuna Riverbed, Says Expert Panel
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.
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Green Tribunal Asks Registrar To Inspect Projects On Yamuna Riverbed In Agra
The National Green Tribunal has taken strong exception to "substantial variations" in reports submitted by the Uttar Pradesh government and other state agencies with regard to distance of various real estate projects from the flood plains of river Yamuna in Agra.
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Religious Events Can't Be Prohibited In Name Of Environment, Panel Told
The National Green Tribunal today allowed some individuals to support their contention that holding of religious and cultural events at the Yamuna riverbed cannot be prohibited by bringing such activities under ambit of environmental laws.
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Sri Sri Event: Landless Farmers Rue Crop Loss on Banks Of Yamuna
A day after the controversial World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplain came to an end, farmers living on its banks said the event destroyed their living and claimed it will take at least two years to make the flattened riverbed suitable for cultivation.
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Sand Mining In Uttar Pradesh, Haryana: Green Panel Notice To Centre On Farmer's Plea
The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Centre, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking prohibition of sand mining on Yamuna's riverbed in both the states.
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Stop Unauthorised Sand Mining on Yamuna Riverbed: National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the Delhi government for permitting sand mining in the name of dredging and directed the authorities concerned to stop illegal mining on the Yamuna river bed and its surrounding areas.
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Green Court Directs Delhi Metro to Remove Dumped Material Near Yamuna
The National Green Tribunal today took strong exception to dumping of construction debris by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) near Yamuna riverbed and directed immediate removal of all such material.
