<div> Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in matter of Himangshu Nath Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/09/2022. </div> <p>An application on
GUWAHATI: While Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma keeps talking about reforms in the health sector, the people of his own constituency have to breathe polluted air because of mushrooming of air-polluting industrial units. After Sonapur and Rani, it is now the people of North Guwahati who have come out on the streets to protest against polluting industrial units that have come up in their area.
GUWAHATI: Every household in Guwahati is expected to have round-the-clock supply of safe and clean water by 2016. The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has tied up with the Central government, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Asian Development Bank for total funding of Rs 2,713 crore for undertaking four water supply projects which will cover the entire city.
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) today set an example of sorts when it sealed the plush Dona Planet in Guwahati for flouting car parking norms. GMC had issued a notice to the management of Dona Planet, asking them to make adequate parking space and comply with all parking norms. When despite issuing a notice no such steps were taken, the GMC decided to seal the building. Yesterday, GMC issued another notice warning the management that the building would be sealed at any point of time.
Pertinent development project proposals came up for discussion at the crucial sixth meeting of the State Board for Wildlife, Assam (SBWL) held in Guwahati. In this meeting, the Board was apprised of all the initiatives taken by the Assam Government for improving wildlife protection in the State. The Board appreciated the move to establish Tiger Conservation Foundations for Kaziranga, Manas and Nameri Tiger Reserves, the Wildlife (Protection) Assam Amendment Act, 2009 and giving power to forest personnel to use firearms without prior government sanction and immunity from prosecution.
Guwahati, April 19: The city has just acquired two reasons to be more confident about its glass of water. The state public health engineering minister, Gautam Roy, today inaugurated a laboratory of the
GUWAHATI, April 17 – The wetlands of Assam face serious threats, and without urgent interventions not just the environment but nearby human settlements too will have to suffer grave consequences. This
Guwahati, April 17: Dispur will carry out a concerted and coordinated drive against illegal saw mills between the last week of April and the first week of May as part of its effort to preserve the forest
GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) seems rather upbeat about the proposed introduction of the monorail system in Guwahati. Talking to mediapersons in Guwahati today, GMDA chairman Robin Bordoloi said, “Scomi Engineering Berhad, Malaysia, is carrying out a survey in Guwahati to examine the feasibility of the monorail system. So far the company has said that such a system is feasible in the city.
GUWAHATI: The presence of arsenic and fluoride in ground water in Guwahati is a serious matter as the effect of arsenic is drinking water is a slow poisoning action on human body. However, removal of arsenic and similar toxic element from drinking water is possible in various ways. To create awareness, Guwahati-based social organization Environmental Research and Evaluation Centre (EREC) has started a free arsenic testing programme, stated a press release. The first camp was held at the Refinery playground while another camp was held at Bhatapara recently.
Tremors were felt along India’s entire eastern coast after a powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck off the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Wednesday afternoon, triggering fears of a devastating 2004-type tsunami across the Indian Ocean region. Indonesia said it was checking for damage and casualties, but remarkably no such reports were received for several hours, including in Aceh, the closest province and the area decimated by the disaster eight years ago.
