Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of S D Loda Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2025. The state of Arunachal Pradesh and Itanagar Municipal Corporation was directed by the NGT, April 8, 2025 to file their counter affidavits on the setting …
ITANAGAR, June 15: The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, popularly known as PMGSY, a national initiative to achieve rural-road connectivity within a given time frame, was launched nationwide in December 2000. The objective is to provide all weather road connectivity to the hitherto unconnected habitations in the rural areas. But …
Once the project commences no one is going to bother about the displaced families. There are chains of evidences which states that the company does not fulfill its commitments and welfare projects as agreed and professed. Hence, for the comprehensions of the project affected families
Crippled by problems of encroaching and poachers, the Sonai-Rupai animal sanctuary in the remote Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has carved out a success story for itself with sound wildlife management. Pygmy HogsUnlike other national parks and game reserves in the state that have languished over the years due to poaching and …
ROING, June 7: People of Poblung-B village in Dambuk Circle of Lower Dibang Valley are leveling allegations against eleven of their Anchal Samiti Members as well as Gram Panchayat Chairpersons of 6-Dambuk Anchal Block of misusing their positions to seek favors under NREGA. The people, en mass, are demanding the …
The story of coal in northeast India is an incomplete one. For 130 years, two governments, British India and Independent India, have managed the coalfield of Tinsukia district in upper Assam. Coal India Limited took over these coalfields after they were nationalized in 1973. Other than the Margherita coalfields in …
TEZU, June 2: Unlike other private companies developing hydro-power projects in the state alleged of being insensitive to welfare of the project affected people, Athena Dimwe Pvt Ltd is doing the reverse. Entrusted with the job to develop the 1750 MW hydroelectric project on Lohit river near Parasuram Kund here …
Its only link to the outside world, the Anini-Roing road, having been hit by landslides at several places, Dibang Valley district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh has remained cut off from the rest of the world for more than six weeks now. The district shares 200 km of international border with …
ITANAGAR, May 30: Environ conducted a day long workshop with waste pickers in a dump house near General Hospital here and demonstrated different uses of non-biodegradable and recyclable solid waste to mobilize their day to day activity in more efficient manner to keep clean the city. Waste pickers as well …
PASIGHAT, May 26: In, arguably, the first ever incident of a protest turning violent, security personnel lathicharged on villagers protesting against the 2700 MW hydroelectric project near Pongging here this morning. Four protestors were injured in the lathicharge while one woman has been admitted to the Pasighat Hospital with grievous …
NEW DELHI, May 26 ? Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) today cleared a proposal for construction of a bridge over river Brahmaputra linking Sadiya Ghat with Dhola. The project is estimated to cost Rs 876 crore. Official sources said that the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and …
Arunachal Pradesh, being the largest state in eastern Himalayan region, has unique biodiversity and diverse cultural resources. The state is the homeland of five ecosystems and 26 major tribes. The livelihood security of tribal communities is determined by terrestrial and aquatic indigenous bioresources. Economy of tribals living in far-flung areas …
