NGT forms committee to frame policy to protect submerging islands in India

The NGT noted that the rise in temperature has resulted in the melting of glaciers, rise in sea levels, changing precipitation patterns, and increasing tendency of weather and climate extremes on a global scale

National Green Tribunal (NGT)

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14 Jul 2023, 7:42 am

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday formed a committee to study the impact of sea level rise on islands and to protect them from submergence, erosion, saline ingression, flooding and other adverse environmental aspects.

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National Green Tribunal

Environmental Law

Environment

Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi

Dr A Senthil Veil

Justice Sheo Kumar Singh

Rising sea levels