Swine flu alert after death in Ranchi
Health department advisory for surgeons and district surveillance units, asking them to screen suspected cases By Our Special Correspondent in Ranchi Swine flu is stalking Jharkhand with at least eight
Telegraph (Ranchi)
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People power for efficient water use
- Focus on setting up pani panchayats, committees Ranchi, March 23: Faced with the prospect of another parched summer, the government is readying to tap every source to augment water supply in Jharkhand. Once the budget session of the Assembly is over, water resources minister Sudesh Mahto is expected to expedite formalities for setting up a Water Regulatory Authority and Water Commission, and
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Doppler forecast on state radar
Ranchi, March 23: From routine temperature predictions to chasing mighty storms, weathermen here will soon have more on their radar. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has drawn up elaborate plans to hone the accuracy and alacrity of weather forecast in the state, particularly in capital Ranchi. The upgrade programme envisages a Rs 13-crore Doppler radar set-up at the local meteorolo
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Crusade to save water
Jamshedpur, March 22: The steel city with the paradox of plenty and parched celebrated World Water Day today. Statistics reveal that compared to the ideal water consumption of 50-160 litres per person per day, an average steel city resident consumes 220 litres. At the same time, major rivers and reservoirs in and around the city are drying up, with residents in peripheral areas reeling under
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Hearings to check pollution woes
Ranchi, March 21: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) will organise a series of public hearings between April 18 and May 6 in an attempt to address grievances related to polluting industrial units in the state. Through the first such exercise of its kind, JSPCB will try to gauge the magnitude of problems faced by residents living in areas where polluting industrial units like mines,
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Cabinet nod to Rs 603cr water plan
Ranchi, March 17: The Arjun Munda cabinet today approved twin schemes worth Rs 603-crore
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UCIL hearing stalled
Jamshedpur, March 10: A public hearing on expansion of UCIL
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Move over GIS, its back to basics
Manpower to battle bushfire. This summer, the state is going to depend on traditional methods to fight forest fires after its brush with the geographic information system (GIS) last year failed to yield the desired results. Among the customary methods the forest department is set to adopt this summer is setting up of multiple fire tracking teams in each forest division. The teams, comprisin
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Slag hills to wear green - Planting a new landscape
Polluting eyesore today, pristine eye-catcher tomorrow. Slag hills keeping malevolent vigil on posh Bistupur were always a part of the landscape if one came from Tatanagar via Jugsalai. But the industrial wasteland
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Govt acres for Adityapur units
Jamshedpur, March 8: Grappling with an acute land crunch, the Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (Aiada), which is keen to expand base, has identified about 400 acres of government land in Baharagora and Seraikela in East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts, respectively. The industrial authority turned its attention on government land after three-year-long attempt to acqui
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Security stepped up for UCIL project hearing
Jamshedpur, March 7: The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is treading with caution to ensure that its public hearing for the expansion of Turamdih mines in Sundernagar gets over smoothly. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has fixed March 10 as the new date of the hearing after the original October 20, 2010, meeting was called off following protests from villagers op