Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
The Swan river, which originates in Marwari village of Una district and travels 65 km before entering Ropar district of Punjab, is teeming with all kinds of garbage, including the banned plastic polybags. The river, referred to as Sombhadra in the ancient Indian scriptures, along with its 73 tributaries in …
The State government has constituted a four-member committee for the final scrutiny of the amended ESA (Ecologically Sensitive Area) maps of the 123 villages demarcated by the High Level Working Group (HLWG) led by K.Kasturirangan for the conservation of the Western Ghats. The State-level committee comprises the Chairman, Kerala State …
Extended Great Himalayan National Park The Action Committee of villagers and the Himachal Niti Abhiyan, an NGO, are spearheading an agitation against their proposed inclusion in the Extended Great Himalayan National Park. "The Kardar of Rishi Brahma, presiding deity of local devatas of Tirthan and Sainj valleys, has told the …
The mining activities in the seven panchayats of Kasargod district is causing widespread damage to the ecology of the hilly region here, which is part of the Western Ghats. Owing to the indiscreet mining, these areas are fast losing their green cover. Koliyar Hill and Panayar Hill here were once …
With elections and campaigning out of the way, environment minister Alina Saldanha will soon convene a meeting to review the management of garbage in Goa and importantly to get more village panchayats to actively participate in garbage management. Saldanha told TOI that the elections seemed to have caused some slack …
Cherupuzha River has claimed the lives of innocents, including children. But the river itself is a victim of indiscriminate sand mining. Years of illegal sand mining has led to the formation of deep underwater pits on the river bed, covered flimsily by underwater rocks, giving a false sense of security …
75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project. On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above). The Water Users Association, a forum …
Voters in a village under chief minister Naveen Patnaik's Hinjli constituency in Ganjam district boycotted polling on Thursday. Over Rs 1,000 crore is said to have been invested in Hinjli assembly constituency alone in the last 14 years of Naveen's rule. But that did not charm around 560 voters of …
SULTANPURIA (Sirsa): Not a single vote was cast in two polling booths in Sultanpuria village as 1,900 voters boycotted elections over non-fulfillment of their long-pending demand. For the past 12 years, villagers have been demanding a water canal for irrigation purpose but no political leader has taken any initiative in …
In an effort to revitalise the rural eco-system and educate people about preserving natural resources, the Una Forest Department has rejuvenated two water bodies in Kangar and Panjawar panchayats. Locally available material has been used to create these structures on existing ponds which had dried up over the years and …
Even as the curtains were drawn on campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Haryana slated for April 10 on Tuesday, the residents of five villages whose several hundred acres were acquired for setting up of a Special Economic Zone by Reliance India Limited are yet to make up …
Basic Facilities Have Been Denied To 100-Odd Families In Wayanad's Chettiyalathur Village Kozhikode: For the residents of Chettiyalathur village in Wayanad, voting has remained a valuable right even if they have not received anything much in return over six decades since independence. Electricity, roads, hospital, telephone or even newspapers, name …
Only 50 per cent of funds allotted used Substantial sums provided to civic bodies for solid waste management are remaining idle in banks for want of feasible projects and lack of initiative of the governing committees. According to the latest report of the Local Fund Audit which reviewed the performance …
The residents of Goravanahalli and Hosahalli in Arehalli hobli of Belur taluk have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections, citing lack of road connectivity to the taluk centre and the gram panchayat headquarters. The residents said that they have to walk at least five km to board a bus. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Edith D’Sa & Arshibai V/s Department of Forest Govt of Goa & Ors. dated 21/03/2014 regarding cutting of trees on area identified as forest by Sharma Committee, The Tribunal has noted that "so far as identification …
The amended ecologicallysensitive areas (ESAs) in the state will be mapped using colour codes ranging from dark green to red, each colour representing green zones, water bodies, residential areas, plantations and farm lands. The blue colour will represent water bodies while red will represent built-up areas. Farmlands will be given …
Kasaragod has been declared the second zero landless district in the country, after Kannur. At a function here on Monday, 10,271 landless families were given title deeds for three cents land each under the project to ensure land for all in the State. The declaration was made by Minister for …
The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah urged upon one and all particularly officers to work with more zeal and enthusiasm while implementing developmental and welfare schemes sponsored by State and Central Governments in the State. Emphasizing for percolate maximum benefit of such schemes to the …
Budget allocates Rs.1 crore for modernisation of farms, Rs.90 lakh for animal husbandry sector. The budget estimate of the Kottayam district panchayat for the fiscal year 2014-15 has given priority to the agricultural sector. Presented by panchayat vice-president Philson Mathews on Thursday, the budget envisages a revenue of Rs. 424.91 …
Reports by panchayat panels on Western Ghats lack spatial information. The field reports submitted by panchayat-level committees, set up to verify the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) identified by the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on the Western Ghats led by K. Kasturirangan, may require a detailed and time-consuming exercise for …
