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 …
ALLAHABAD: Even as district health authorities claim that they are prepared to deal with the influx of dengue patients, another vector-borne disease malaria has tightened its grip in trans-Yamuna areas of Allahabad. As per hospital records, 37 dengue patients, including 15 from Allahabad and 22 from neighbouring districts, and over …
Lucknow: The 600MW solar park project of UP government has inched a step closer to reality with revenue department allocating around 155 hectare land for the purpose in Mirzapur. The project, conceptualised under Centre's solar park policy, is proposed to come up after integrating solar power installations in four districts—Jalaun, …
PRATAPGARH/ALLAHABAD: After five years of collective work, over 10,000 people in nearly 50 villages of Pratapgarh and Allahabad districts have been successful in bringing the Bakulahi river back to its natural course. If Bihar's Dasrath Manjhi's resolve to break mountain was for carving out a road, these Manjhis from Mandhata …
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has been directed not to give permission for dam projects that hinder environmental flow of rivers, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said. Bharti, who reviewed a joint presentation on 'Namami Gange - National Mission for Clean Ganga' in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, said …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s. Jai Hanuman Ent. Udyog Vs U.P. Pollution Control Board dated 07/05/2015 on whether the Uttar Pradesh Brick Kilns (Siting Criteria for Establishment) Rules, 2012 can be given retrospective or retroactive effect and if so, to …
Govt’s project monitoring group, set up to unlock hurdles facing big-ticket and strategic investments, has so far resolved problems facing over 200 projects worth .`6.9 lakh cr. While the government seeks to reform the land acquisition law this week, it has decided to fast-track 10 power projects worth . 90,000 …
Taking a serious view of the growing cases of swine flu in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed the State government to procure three lakh masks and a similar number of “'Tamiflu”' tablets within next three days. The court has also asked the Centre to help the State …
Taking the first initiative to clean Ganga, the Centre has put in place special technology to keep the river clean during the ongoing Magh Mela at Allahabad and to arrest tons of filth during the month-long fair. The equipment had earlier been successfully deployed in the River Sabarmati in Ahmedabad …
Allahabad And Varanasi Among The Chosen Districts UP has started live monitoring of Ganga in Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Kannauj to gather details such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH balance and coliform count in the river's water on a per-second basis. “So far, our staff …
GREATER NOIDA: The Greater Noida Authority has begun afresh the process of acquiring 156 hectares in Shahberi, the village at the heart of the land crisis that gripped Noida Extension three years ago after the Allahabad high court cancelled the acquisition. The Authority is likely to complete the re-acquisition within …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has found an eco-friendly way to make bangles. The UP pollution control department had recently asked 13 bangle manufacturing units to put a stop on the use of lustre in bangle industry. An expert team of IIT-K has now assured the manufacturers that …
Swollen tributaries of Ganga and Yamuna have raised flood fear in the city. People have already started shifting to safer places. Farmers of low-lying areas of Phaphamau, including Phaphamau village, Morhu, Chakia, Bahamalpur Rangpura and Jaitwar, have starting making mud dams to prevent river water entering into their fields. The …
The Supreme Court on June 27 warned the Uttar Pradesh government against invoking the "urgency" clause for acquiring prime agricultural land, saying it would step in if this continued as it did not want "more Nandigrams". On a petition filled by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) and real …
ALLAHABAD: A World Bank-funded project to make potable water available in the villages of ten districts in eastern UP, including Allahabad, was launched at Chanaini village in Karchana tehsil on Saturday. The 'Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project' also aims to incorporate maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the villages …
Taking serious note of a Times of India report on toxic water causing health havoc in 80 villages of trans Ganga and Yamuna areas, the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has asked the district administration and health department to submit a 'requisite report' on or before May 30. "We received …
ALLAHABAD: Tension mounted at Salaiya Kalan village of Meja Tehsil here on Thursday noon when agitated villagers came face to face with the district administration and started throwing stones on the police while opposing the work for constructing ash dyke by the authorities of Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL). …
Release of excessive water from various dams and barrages for bathing during Magh Mela at Allahabad and unseasonal rainfall in the region have affected the nesting of hard-shell turtles and birds in Ganga, Yamuna and Chambal rivers. Stretches of these rivers are widely known for nesting of hard-shell turtles during …
High levels of iron, nitrates and chlorides and turbidity in groundwater in 80 villages of trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas is playing havoc with the health of thousands of unsuspecting villagers. Alarmed over the rise in ailments related to heart, kidney and blood, the district administration has deployed 10-12 tankers to …
