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 …
Under attack from the opposition over the alleged illegal mining, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday said it would amend the policy to make the mining laws more stringent. Chief Minister Harish Rawat said, "We will bring some changes in the mining policy in order to curb any illegal activities." Rawat …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking to relocate about 2,400 people from more than 300 villages located in landslide-prone areas in nine hilly districts to Haridwar, Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the state, chief minister Harish Rawat said here on Sunday. The …
The Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) is clearing maps of buildings without checking if builders have got no-objection-certificate from the state pollution control board, an SPCB official said. The board's director, Vinod Singhal, said that some such buildings were later found to have violated regulations on sewage treatment and solid …
In order to curb illegal mining, Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR) has dug trenches at entry points and areas vulnerable to infiltration along with stepping up security in the reserve, forest officials said. "There have been many illegal-mining attempts in the ACR. It is difficult to keep tab in such a …
In the case of green trees being axed on a plot of land bought by DGP BS Sidhu in reserve forest area on Old Mussoorie Road, Rajpur, Uttarakhand High Court has ordered stay on charge sheet filed by the police in the local court against forest department officers and sought …
The Department of Food and Civil Supply is all set to implement the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS) from July 1. Around 96 per cent out of a total of 10, 83, 978 new ration cards have been distributed among intended beneficiaries of the NFSS in the State, said State …
The ministry of environment finds itself in an embarrassing situation with its own 11-member expert panel, led by Ravi Chopra, questioning how the Lakhwar-Vyasi hydro-project was given clearance in violation of the Supreme Court’s directive of August 13 2013. The 420-MW hydro-project on the upper Yamuna was given clearance in …
Taking cognisance of the media report about complaints regarding shortage of drinking water in certain areas in Dehradun and increase in patients of diarhhoea due to consumption of contaminated drinking water in Nainital district, State Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi has sought explanation from the State Government. He mentioned that media …
Company has enhanced its manufacturing capacity to 20,000 MW per annum State-owned power equipment maker BHEL has secured Rs 125 crore contract for setting up a 120 MW Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand. "Valued at Rs 125 crore, the order for setting up of hydro generating sets and associated electro-mechanical …
Environmental clearance was granted to a 300-MW hydroelectric power project on February 3 even as a Supreme Court order dated August 13, 2013 clearly said the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the State government must “not grant any further environmental clearance or forest clearance for any hydroelectric …
U.P., Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, H.P. will also benefit A 300-MW hydro power project in Uttarakhand received clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday. The Lakhwar project is located in the Upper Yamuna River Basin in Dehradun district, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar told The Hindu . According to …
Slamming the Uttarakhand government for encouraging industrial development in the ecologically sensitive region, environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi opposed the proliferation of industries in the State, which, according to him, is “being promoted by the State government.” The criticism of the Bahuguna government by Dr. Joshi, who is the founder of …
An Illegal Mining Vigilance Force has been set up in Uttarakhand to rein in the illicit trade. The Force has been given enough powers so that it can take effective steps to rein in illegal mining in the state, an official release quoting Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister S.S. …
Mining had been stopped in 22 rivers following alleged illegal activities and growing environmental concerns The Supreme Court has permitted mining in 22 rivers including that of Kosi in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna announced on Wednesday. Bahuguna also said the government would undertake the extraction or quarrying of sand …
It appears that no lessons have been learnt from the Uttarakhand tragedy as the Uttarakhand government has been pushing full steam ahead with the Lakhwar dam project on the Yamuna river. This 204-metre-high dam with a storage capacity of 580 cubic metres will submerge 1,385 hectares, including 868 hectares of …
Significantly even after Supreme Court directive not to grant clearance for hydroelectric project in the State until further orders The State Government is seeking forest clearance for the 300 MW Lakhwar hydroelectric power project even after the Supreme Court on August 13 directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests …
Central water commission last year had given its clearance to 300 the Lakhwar project located in Dehradun district With the Uttarakhand government keen on constructing the 300 MW multipurpose Lakhwar project on the river Yamuna, the state planning commission has chalked out plans for developing a Rs 351 crore drinking …
Three members of a family were today killed in a house collapse as a fresh spell of rains stalled relief operations in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, where the authorities said that the number of people missing has mounted to over 4,700. Two women and a child belonging to one family were …
Hundreds of villagers from 15 gram panchayats assembled at Charba village near here on Wednesday and vowed not to allow the establishment of a Coca Cola unit there. They decided to save the community forests by clinging to the trees, in Chipko movement style, when the Coca Cola contractors came …
The Chharba village panchayat had passed a resolution declaring it won't allow the set-up of the Coke bottling plant Amid heightened environmental concerns over the proposed Coke plant at Chharba, near here, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday said the bottling facility would be equipped with all the safeguards. …
