Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Parliamentary Panel Urges NGT to Act More Proactively on Environment
A parliamentary committee reviewed how India’s National Green Tribunal is working.
It asked the tribunal to act on important environmental problems even when nobody formally brings a case.
These problems include air pollution, illegal sand mining, polluted rivers and cutting trees for highways.
The committee also mentioned unsafe high-rise construction and ecological risks in northeastern states.
It wants authorities to follow the tribunal’s orders more quickly.
It recommended regular reports to show what actions have been taken.
The NGT was created in 2010 to handle environmental cases.
The committee said the tribunal helps people receive environmental justice faster.
A parliamentary committee urged the National Green Tribunal to use its suo motu powers more proactively on major environmental concerns.
Priority issues include Delhi and Indo-Gangetic Plain air pollution, illegal sand mining, river pollution and highway-related tree felling.
The committee also cited unregulated high-rise construction, northeastern ecological risks and environmentally sensitive mining.
It recommended regular action-taken reports, effective joint committees and clearer responsibility for implementing NGT orders.
The committee said the NGT supports timely environmental justice, simplified access to justice and reduced pressure on higher courts.
- Who
- The department-related parliamentary standing committee on law and personnel made recommendations concerning the National Green Tribunal and relevant authorities.
- What
- The committee urged the NGT to use its suo motu powers more proactively and called for stronger monitoring and follow-up on its orders.
- When
- The committee’s report was tabled in both Houses of Parliament earlier in August and reported on August 25.
- Where
- The report was discussed in New Delhi and addressed environmental concerns in Delhi, the Indo-Gangetic Plain and northeastern states.
- Why
- To address critical environmental problems and improve the prompt implementation of NGT orders.
- Review
- Review of Functioning of Tribunal System in the Country
- Body concerned
- National Green Tribunal
- Report status
- Tabled in both Houses of Parliament earlier in August
- Tribunal established
- 2010
- Environmental issues
- Air pollution, illegal sand mining, river pollution, highway tree-felling and ecological risks
- Compliance measures
- Regular action-taken reports, joint committees, clearer responsibility and closer monitoring
- NGT role
- Environmental protection, forest and natural-resource conservation, and time-bound case resolution
