Ambernath civic issues

Today, on 26.11.2018 Ex HC Judge Justice J P Deodhar from NGT visited Ambernath dumping ground and gave strict instructions to Ambernath Municipal Council. You must have already received messages on this on whatsapp.                         But, many of us may not be aware of the term NGT . This is just for reference :- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has been established on 18.10.2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. The Tribunal shall not be b...

Ambernath citizens had just recently protested on Diwali day against various civic issues, mainly against pollution. Yesterday evening (Sunday, November 11th 2018); ACF members along with Nisarg Greens residents had planned a brief meeting with a senior lawyer for legal suggestions & options with respect to ongoing issue of pollution. In midst of the meeting suddenly, everyone started feeling uncomfortable due to smoke & bad smell due to gases released by nearby chemical factories from Morivili MIDC. Nisarg Greens residents said that they are fed up with this pollution issue which is causing discomfort everyday. A senior citizen sitting nearby, said he has invested his entire life long savings post retirement in taking a home at Ambernath here at Nisarg Greens and is feeling worried due to this ongoing pollution everyday. People started feeling more uncomfortable due the pollution. Citizens & ACF members immediately called up Thane collector's office (Thane Disas...

While the whole country celebrated diwali with their family & friends yesterday, citizens from Ambernath (Maharashtra) chose to come out on streets and raise their voices against the never ending issues of their city. Citizens seen protesting near Ambernath station road, b cabin road (east). Citizens are fed up with issues of bad roads, polluted air due to smoke from chemical factories & dumping ground, polluted water, arrogance of auto rickshaw drivers, traffic issues etc. So today, on eve of Deepavali; Citizens instead of celebrating festival took to the streets and protested mainly against Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC) & Maharastra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Smoke seen at Nisarg Greens. Ambernath east Previou evening to the protest (06.11.2018) ACF members were having a meeting with few residents of Nisarg Greens; they found the entire residential complex of Nisarg was covered with smoke. Residents said they are facing this issue from past few week...

Dear Friends, Today's fire incident at Ambernath west morivali midc area highlights how much unprepared our systems are. Firstly, so many chemical and industrial units have cropped up side by side. We do not know how many of them are legal and how many of them are illegal. Are all safety norms etc being followed. Does Ambernath municipal council really check thoroughly whether all rules and regulations are being followed ? The fire broke out around 2 pm I guess. But people in the evening around 5 pm were still saying on whatsapp that the fire is still being seen. It was not fully extinguished. This proves that we do not have fully prepared system to tackle such sudden incidents. News reports in online media said 4 persons are injured. Senior Inspector K V Chavan confirmed there were total 13 workers and they all started running when fire started. 4 got injured and were taken to nearby hospital and are out of danger. With all images and videos circulated in whatsapp, it is c...