Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change regarding setting up a super critical coal based thermal power plant at village …

Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …

Over 2900 pigs dead in Mizoram

Aizawl: Over 2,900 pigs and piglets have died in Mizoram because of the outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and classical swine fever (CSF) since March this year, officials said on Tuesday. Officials of the state animal husbandry and veterinary department said the PRRS outbreak originated from Zokhawthar …

Animal diseases compel Mizoram to curb animal imports

Mizoram will stop importing poultry, pigs and cattle from Bangladesh as well as other states after several thouand animals died due to diseases, an official said here on Tuesday. “We have asked the district magistrates to take suitable steps to stop import of chickens, birds, ducks, eggs, cattle and pigs …

Mizoram to get 210 MW power plant

The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro–electric project in Mizoram, a much–anticipated event, would begin soon as the Union Finance Ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here on Wednesday. “The Union Finance Ministry last month gave its endorsement to provide necessary funding for the 210 …

Mizoram to get 210 MW power plant

The project will be built at a cost of Rs 1,750.60 crore The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro-electric project in Mizoram, a much-anticipated event, would begin soon as the union finance ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here Wednesday. "The union finance ministry last …

Centre directs Mizoram to cull virus-affected pigs

The Centre has directed the Mizoram government to cull all pigs that were affected but have survived the Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The state government records say there are 5,620 such pigs. Two government labs had detected an exotic virus that causes PRRS in 57 of the 64 samples …

Illegal stone quarry reason behind rockslide: Mizo minister

Aizawl: Mizoram Geology and Mining Minister S Hiato has alleged the illegal stone quarry near Keifang village was reason behind the massive rockslide at the Aizawl-Champhai road in eastern Mizoram that killed 18 people on July 21. A bus was travelling from Champhai town to Aizawl. It had almost reached …

Headway in Aizawl mono rail project

Silchar, Feb. 7: The proposal of the Congress-ruled Mizoram government to build a 5km mono rail network across the hill capital town of Aizawl to ease traffic has made considerable headway. The state government has now asked the RITES, Rail India Technical & Economic Services Limited, an engineering and consultancy …

Number of malarial deaths decrease in Mizoram

Mizoram has witnessed a fall in the number of malaria-related deaths in 2010 with only 31 people succumbing to the killer disease, as compared to the counts - 199 in 2009 and 99 in 2008. According to the record of State Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme (SVBDCP) of the 322929 blood …

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