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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sumanta Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 20/09/2023. The matter is related to stone mining and stone crushing business in the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. The miner …
Affidavit filed by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board in the matter of Bharat Prakash Rai Vs State of West Bengal dated December 16, 2022. The matter related to felling of trees in a tea estate, Darjeeling. In order to control soil erosion and stabilize landslides, land slip as well …
Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its Own Motion Re.:- Movement of Heavy Loaded Dumpers, Trucks and Traffic Control on the roads around Shivmandir Bazar and adjoining area Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 28/07/2022. This matter …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Monojit Das Vs State of West Bengal dated 22/04/2019 regarding violation of environmental law in raising illegal constructions on two sides of the river bank barrage near Balasan river and Chamta river, near Siliguri town in West Bengal. NGT directs …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of West Bengal dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of river Mahananda in Siliguri, District Darjeeling and indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste all over the city. NGT issues noitce to the State of West …
Three members of a family, including a minor, were crushed to death on Wednesday when their house collapsed in a landslide in northern West Bengal's Darjeeling district, an official said. The incident happened in the early hours of the day in Lodhma in the district. "Three people, including an eight-year-old, …
Power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 40 MW hydropower generating unit at the Teesta low dam hydro electric project (HEP) stage-IV in West Bengal, the company said on Monday. "Just a month after the commissioning of the first 40 MW hydro electric generating unit …
Lauding the people of Darjeeling for their initiative to make the Queen of Hills clean and green, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that 50,000 toilets would be built in the hill district. The Chief Minister said both the state government and Gorkhaland Territorial administration are working together …
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will come up with a digitised and updated database of landslide-prone zones for West Bengal's Darjeeling hills where recent landslides claimed around 40 lives, a GSI official said on Saturday. In the aftermath of the Darjeeling landslides that struck the region earlier this month, …
The landslides in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions had caused extensive damage to NH-10 and NH-55 — cutting off vital road links to the region. A day after multiple landslides in three sub-divisions of Darjeeling district claimed 38 lives, besides washing away highways and damaging homes, a fresh landslide was …
At least 38 people were killed in landslides triggered by incessant overnight rains in Darjeeling district in the past 24 hours, swamping homes, washing away highways and throwing normal life out of gear in the mountainous area. The police, SSB and NDRF started rescue and relief operations, and the Army’s …
The death toll in the Japanese encephalitis outbreak in north Bengal went up to 49 on Sunday even as the state government intensified its efforts to control the disease. Forty-nine patients have died in the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) in the last 12 days, Hospital Superintendent Dr …
To reintroduce captive-bred endangered animals like red panda and snow leopard into the wild, the Darjeeling zoo has now started a new breeding conservation centre for wildlife. Built in an area of five hectares inside the zoo, the centre hosts three pairs of snow leopards and two pairs of red …
Phansidewa block authorities today said they would take stern action against illegal mining in local rivers, following complaints from panchayat officials that such activities have led to the groundwater level depleting in the area, thus leading to an acute water crisis. Phansidewa Block Development Officer (BDO) Birupakshya Mitra will seek …
The Defence and Forest and Environment ministries have given the go ahead to the proposed 150 km alternate highway to NH 31A, exclusively for defence purposes in Sikkim and West Bengal. The stretch from Damdim, Chalsa to Rhenock has been allotted to the National Highways Authority of India and the …
West Bengal’s first wildlife safari displaying the mega fauna of north Bengal is proposed near Siliguri in Darjeeling district, senior officials of the West Bengal Zoo Authority said on Monday. The safari, spread over 700 acres of forest land at Adalbari forest would enable a peek at carnivores such as …
Among connoisseurs, few teas surpass a good Darjeeling. The smooth and mellow taste commands a premium price, and the name itself evokes a bygone era when the British first introduced Chinese tea plants here in the Indian foothills of the Himalayas. To Anil K Jha, the superintendent of the Sungma …
The Centre has approved the state's plan to take immediate steps against climate change. It will be executed by the state government once the funds are released. The funding agency, however, is yet to be decided. A senior environment department official said that West Bengal was one of the few …
Plant resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. The value of such resources rest in the amount of the material available and the demand for it.
