flood mitigation Archives

Drainage restoration measures under Disaster Management Act not hit by Art. 300-A; No acquisition or compensation required: Bombay HC

In writ petitions challenging notices issued under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 restraining landowners from obstructing drainage work, the Court held that the action constituted a statutory flood mitigation measure backed by law and did not amount to deprivation of property under Article 300-A, thereby rejecting the challenge.

Case Briefs High Courts

Status quo order cannot hinder flood mitigation; Eco Park and ponds conceived in larger public interest: Madras High Court

“It is necessary to reiterate the grave concerns surrounding air pollution and AQI levels, the reduction of which forms a central part of the rationale behind the Eco Park, since air pollution today is not merely an environmental issue, it has become a public health emergency.”