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, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Alavikutty Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 16/11/2016 regarding pollution of Tirur Ponnani river, Malappuram district, Kerala. Mangalam Grama Panchayath is taking action to clean the banks of the river and to plant trees on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sri Balaji Nagar Pothu Nala Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 16/11/2016 regarding dumping of garbage in Padiyanallur Village Panchayat, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu without complying with the MSW Rules, 2016. Special Officer, Padiyanallur Village Panchayat has filed …
Farmers found burning stubble this season will have to pay a heavy price for flouting the law. In a major development, the pollution control board has announced a penalty of up to Rs 15,000 on violators in an attempt to keep the pollution levels within permissible limits in Gurgaon. The …
The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal of Rs 432 crore water supply project for Berhampur to address the problem of acute drinking water shortage in the Silk City. The Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the project targeting a population of 8.68 lakh including rural populace …
JAIPUR: The shepherds belonging to the Rebari community of Kothar Panchayat in Pali district are in low spirits after a harsh infection killed their livestock, battering a trade to the area's already fragile economy. Heerka Ram Devasi, is one such shepherd of Vellar village who lost 61 goats and now …
A workshop on open defecation was held at the cultural complex on Sunday. It was attended by around 400 gram pradhans (village heads). They discussed strategies and practices implemented in different villages to make them free of open defecation. The gram pradhans revealed how they walked shoulder-to-shoulder with the teams …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has directed the State government to restore the right to access to clean drinking water with immediate effect for the affected villagers in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) estate in Cuddalore. Invoking the ‘polluter …
PUNE: Over 97,000 homes in the rural parts of Pune district still do not have toilets. The district administration has now decided to construct them by October 2 to achieve 100% sanitation status under the Union government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The administration has warned that citizens failing to construct toilets …
BAREILLY: The claim of residents of Saijna village that the three minor sisters found dead in a river nearby would have been alive if there had been a toilet at home reveals the continued shortfall in terms of toilets at individual houses in the district. A base-line survey conducted by …
High Court order had allowed resumption of quarrying The mass movement against granite quarrying at Chembanmudy in Ranni taluk took a new turn with the villagers blocking the Vechoochira-SC Colony Road leading to a granite quarry at Vechoochira on Monday morning. There was tension as quarry operators started taking their …
VELLORE: Residents of the Veerankuppam panchayat on Monday staged a demonstration on the Palar Riverbed demanding the closure of a government-approved sand quarry for bullock carts. The villagers put up notice boards on the bank displaying the resolution adopted by the local body banning sand-mining from the river. The villagers …
It has also resolved to direct all coastal village panchayats, municipalities and block development officers (BDO) to identify such structures and submit a compliance report as soon as possible. In a major crackdown on illegal shacks, huts and cottages operating in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) without licenses, the Goa Coastal …
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is likely to continue to be defunct for some time, as the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) rejected the state government's plea to extend the previous body's term. Confusion and uncertainty prevails after the three-year tenure of the body expired on …
Solid Waste Management Corporation Bill has been put up for approval of cabinet, told minister for science and technology Alina Saldanha to Goa Legislative Assembly on Tuesday while replying to a question tabled by Calantuge MLA Micheal Lobo. Goa's first modern garbage treatment plant located at Saligao in North Goa …
Putting a step forward towards ensuring supply of piped drinking water to every households in Bihar as promised in his pre-election 'Seven Resolves', Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inaugurated a total of 340 piped water supply schemes worth over Rs 215.46 crore through remote control, at a colourful programme …
GURGAON: The Haryana government will no more give subsidy for constructing toilets but would provide incentives to village panchayats and municipal corporations for maintaining cleanliness, officials said on Wednesday. Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Development Department Navraj Sandhu said efforts will be made to change the mindset of the people …
While increasing wildlife attack is posing a serious threat to the life and property of the public, especially farmers living on the forest fringes, Wayanad district panchayat has urged the State government to grant sufficient funds from the State budget to mitigate the issue. In a resolution passed by the …
Solar panels can supply 7-8 kW power to KSEB grid : The district panchayat office here on Sunday commissioned a 15-kW solar plant, forgoing the conventional battery back-up system. The new system will drastically reduce the investment envisaged on setting up energy-saving projects. The solar panels, installed at the office …
Chennai: The corporation might make tall claims that nowhere in the city garbage is being burnt in the open, but for the past three days, smouldering dumps of rubbish have been giving residents of Mogappair West a tough time. Off the newly-laid Nolambur Main Road in ward 143, next to …
The West Bengal government has set a target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by March 2019 to enable open defecation free (ODF) rural Bengal, an official said. "By March 2019, we plan to have toilets across all rural homes in the state," Dibyendu Sarkar, commissioner in …
