Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Rajahmundry, Aug. 27: Environmentalists called for the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to stall bauxite mining in Visakha district by the Jindal group as it is going to affect the livelihood of inhabitants of Seethapalli and other villages and cause health hazards to them. Taking the cue from …
Rajeev Deshpande & Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN New Delhi: In a Niyamgiri repeat, the Centre has brought to a halt plans for bauxite mining in the picturesque Araku region of Andhra’s Visakhapatnam district after ordering a comprehensive re-evaluation of environmental and human costs of the project. In a recent decision, …
Aug. 22: The state roads and buildings minister, Mrs Galla Aruna Kumari, said that proposals had been made for projects worth Rs 3,560 crore, extending to over 712 projects for the state. The Central governm-ent too has given a positive picture, stating that the State of Accruals were in proper …
The study attempts to locate the intersection between gender and tribe within the broader framework of land rights in forest areas. The lands demarcated for claims have been on women
MAHABUBNAGAR A Shekhar, 25, committed suicide a year ago. A resident of Burgupalle village in Andhra Pradesh’s Mahabub - nagar district, he had bought half a hectare (ha) for growing paddy. He borrowed Rs 1.5 lakh to sink three borewells but did not find groundwater. Shekhar could not repay the …
The quantum of groundwater Andhra Pradesh received earlier from 100,000 borewells is now obtained by drilling 260,000 borewells, said A K Jain, special secretary to the state’s irrigation and command area development department. B Peddiraji, tehsildar of Butchayyapeta in Visakhapatnam district, added there is tremendous pressure on groundwater, with the …
July 28: With concerns about polluted environments growing and the Centre identifying several industrial clusters across the country that pose an unacceptably high risk to human health, cleaning up some of the worst areas is a big challenge for the authorities. The Centre has identified five industrials clusters - Vishakapatnam, …
July 27: The mining of bauxite in the agency tracts of Visakhapatnam may be shelved. The Araku MP and chairman of public undertakings, Mr V. Kishore Chandra Deo discussed the issue with the UPA chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the opposition from people if the mining activity …
Visakhapatnam, July 26: Stating that major concerns such as cerebral malaria and filarial were showing a downswing, the district medical and health officer (DMHO), Dr Swarajyalakshmi, said that seasonal diseases such as diarrhoea and amoebiosis were showing an upswing. Talking to this newspaper here on Monday, Dr Swarajyalakshmi said,
Visakhapatnam/ Hyderabad, July 14: Several political parties, NGOs and rights bodies strongly condemned the police firing on the people which killed four people and injured many others while they were protesting against the NCC thermal power project in Sompeta on Wednesday. The Left parties, Telugu Desam and some Congress leaders …
Hyderabad, July 13: Till a few years ago, electricity generation projects used to be set up close to where coal was available. They were called pit-head stations. But with increasing water shortage, power projects across the country are moving towards coastal areas thanks to new technology that desalinates water. More …
Visakhapatnam, July 12: Stating that there was an urgent need to launch total sanitation programme in the city, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) commissioner, Mr V.N. Vishnu, said that over four lakh people living within the GVMC limits live in areas where sanitation facil-ities are not prevalent. This was …
The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (the Vizag steel plant) is taking all steps to reduce carbon di-oxide emissions to the extent of 2.5 lakh tonnes per annum. This was stated at a stake-holder meeting in the steel plant on Wednesday to brief the public on the initiatives taken to reduce …
Site Inspection Report on projects: 2x660 MW (Phase-I) Super Critical Coal-based Thermal Power Plant in Sompeta Mandal in Srikakulam; 2640 MW Bhavanapadu Thermal Power Project near Kakrapalli village, Srikakulam District; Alumina Refinery (1.4 MTPA) and Co-generation plant (90 MW) at Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram; Alumina Refinery (1.5 MTPA ) Smelter Plant (2,50,000 …
visakhapatnam, June 20: Lashing out against the mega electricity projects being taken up in Srikakulam and Nellore (14 of them), Ms Medha Patkar called these a waste of unrenewable sources of energy. Talking to members of the media here on Sunday, Ms Patkar said,
Visakhapatnam, June 18: The district collector, Mr J. Shyamala Rao, has appealed to the people not to panic following death of a patient on Friday and said there were enough vaccines and medicines available with the district medical and health authorities. The collector held a meeting with the medical officials …
Visakhapatnam, June 18: Swine flu has resurfaced in the port city with the death of a 36-year-old man here on Friday. The victim, K. Appanna of Railway New Colony fell sick after returning home from Srikakulam last week. He was admitted to a corporate hospital where he tested positive for …
