<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurwinder Singh Boparai Vs State of Punjab dated 16/01/2019 regarding dumping and burning of garbage taking place at Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala,
5 deaths reported; Mohali with 476 cases tops the chart With over five deaths, probably due to dengue, and over 350 people infected with the disease, Kapurthala district has recorded the second highest
State Health Department team comes calling to the affected places as district tops cases Less than a week after Kapurthala district registered 151 cases, the number of dengue cases in the district
Two patients have died and a whopping 151 dengue positive cases have been reported in Kapurthala district since April. In Jalandhar as well, 18 cases of dengue have been reported so far this year. Meanwhile,
The sand mafia has now started targeting common village ponds and is not even sparing private lands for illegal excavation of sand. The mafia has been unable to carry out its practice of illegal digging
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vijay Kumar Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. dated 04/03/2014 regarding industries discharging directly or by use of borewells
After directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated a survey to identify polluting industrial units in Kapurthala’s Phagwara town. The PPCB authorities swung into action after the NGT had, on January 22, issued directions to the board for conducting a comprehensive survey of Phagwara and identifying industrial units causing pollution.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Kumar Vs State of Punjab & Ors. dated 02/12/2013 regarding water pollution in Phagwara, District, Kapurthala, Punjab. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/230-2013(OA)_2Dec2013.pdf
Notwithstanding claims of the Punjab Government and the state Pollution Control Board (PPCB) that emphasis is being laid on ensuring clean and green environment in the state, the practice of discharging
Poachers fish in the Beas, the Sutlej and other water bodies in the region while the authorities stand as mute spectators. Poaching is rampant in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiapur, Kapurthala, Nawanshar
