Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has finally issued a draft notification demarcating area from 1 km to 2.035 km around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) on the Haryana side in Panchkula district. In February, the Haryana Government had sent a proposal to …
Recently, the ecology of Chandigarh, including its residents as also the flora and fauna, survived an imminent attack. The nature and magnitude of the looming onslaught passed almost unnoticed. The threat: Destruction of the city’s environment and heritage by the construction of 19 towers, each 28 storey high, planned to …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Centre and others to respond to a plea seeking demolition of illegal and unauthorised structures within 10 km radius of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary in Chandigarh. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, …
Plans afoot to introduce indigenous species of trees in catchment area to prevent growth of weeds . The receding water level of Sukhna Lake has become a matter of concern for the Department of Forests and Wildlife. Besides de-weeding the lake, the department is planning to introduce indigenous palatable species …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has “prima facie” found merit in the recommendations by the Chandigarh administration for declaring an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. But instead of an ESZ measuring 100 metres in radius, as suggested by the Punjab government, the UT administration …
The Punjab Government wants to have just 100 metres of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. If cleared by the Central Government, this could not just pave the way for construction of Camelot, multi-storey and multi-towered housing project by Tata Housing Development Corporation, but also by several other …
Raising objections against Punjab Government’s eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) proposal around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, the UT Administration has requested the MoEF to not accept the 100 metre ESZ radius proposed by Punjab. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had recently asked the UT Administration to submit objections against Punjab’s …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has raised objections on eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) proposal of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary submitted by Punjab Government and has asked the State Government to re-consider its ESZ proposal. A senior official of the UT Administration said that in a joint meeting of Punjab …
Asks ministry to take its consent before approving eco-sensitive zone Taking a tough stand on the proposal of the Punjab Government to reduce the radius of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, the UT Administration has written to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) stating that …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has approved the proposal of the UT Administration to create an eco-sensitive zone around the Bird Sanctuary in Sector 21. The sanctuary, also known as Parrot Park, is spread over an area of 1.8 hectares in the heart of a bustling residential area …
The UT administration has raised environmental concerns over increase in traffic volume in eco-sensitive areas, with two townships coming up in Punjab and Haryana. The township of Shree Mata Mansa Devi Complex is being developed in Haryana on the north-eastern side of the city abutting Sukhna Lake, Sukhna forest and …
Despite Punjab's insistence, UT has decided to stick to its decision to have 2.23 to 2.75 kilometers eco-sensitive zone around its wildlife sanctuary. The forest and wildlife department preferred to stay away from a meeting convened by Punjab on the issue on Thursday. Punjab has reduced the radius of the …
If it was the presence of leopards in Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary three years ago, the growing number of peacocks in and around Chandigarh has surprised the wildlife department, which is conducting a year-long bird survey in areas around the sanctuary. In 2010, the number of peacocks in the forest area …
In a significant development, the UT Administration today agreed to reduce the stretch of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary to less than 2.5 km. The UT has to declare and submit the report on the ESZ to the Ministry of Environment and Forests before May 15. …
The UT Administration has finally given its nod to the eco-sensitive zone around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. The decision was taken at a meeting of officials chaired by UT Adviser KK Sharma. The decision was hanging fire for the past two years following differences between various departments. Recently, the Ministry of …
A survey of the Sukhna Lake catchment was conducted today to find ways of saving the lake from drying up. The reservoirs in the catchment wildlife sanctuary were inspected and it was suggested that pits be dug up near the trough area in the catchment to ascertain the amount of …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today made it clear that the Tata Camelot Housing Project coming up in Punjab’s Kansal village could proceed further only after grant of clearances, sanctions, permissions and fulfillment of other pre-conditions. The Bench made it clear that the project promoters and other respondents would …
With summer approaching, the UT Administration has swung into action to save the drying out Sukhna Lake. For this, Chandigarh’s tertiary water supply would be used to fill the lake. To restore the Sukhna Lake to normal level, the administration is mulling upon utilising tertiary water supply or waste water …
To negate the Punjab government’s claim that no part of the catchment area falls within the jurisdiction of Punjab, Advocate Tanu Bedi, amicus curiae in the public interest litigation (PIL) pertaining to Sukhna Lake, today produced photographs to prove that a total of 277 hectares of catchment area falls in …
