The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘World Conference on Environment’ organized by the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi today (March 25, 2017).
Recent studies and systematic reviews indicate that environmental factors are responsible for an estimated 24% of the global burden of disease in terms of healthy life years lost and 23 % of all deaths.
Children are the worst sufferers of the adverse impact of environmental diseases. 24% of all deaths under the age of 15 are due to diarrhoea, malaria and respiratory diseases – all of which are environment related.
19% of the deaths caused by Cancer worldwide are attributed to carcinogens that unmindful industrialization produces.
The President complimented the National Green Tribunal – India’s premier environment watch dog for facilitating this forum for wide ranging discussions on environmental issues of universal concern.
National Green Tribunal: Know More- The National Green Tribunal has been established on 18.10.2010.
- It was framed under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection.
- It also works for conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment.
- NGT mandates on 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.
