Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of Tapas Guha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/05/2024. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Union Government decided to build a commercial Airport at Silchar in Assam since the existing defence airport is not suitable for domestic …
Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of Tapas Guha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/05/2024. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Union Government decided to build a commercial Airport at Silchar in Assam since the existing defence airport is not suitable for domestic …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nagarik Swartharaksha Sangram Parisad Vs State of Assam & Others dated 18/04/2024. This Original Application has been filed by the Applicant-Parishad alleging rampant dumping of garbage in the entire town of Silchar without any monitoring in …
It was first of its kind in north east. A solar operated water purification plant planned and designed by NIT Silchar was installed in the Uttar Krishnapur Part III village, on the eastern fringe of this town, inhabited by a mixed population of Nagas and Bengalis, on Sunday last. It …
Overnight heavy rains triggering flash floods on Monday submerged a number of streets and by-lanes of this town. The continuous rainfall accompanied by fierce wind battered the town and affected normal life as people were caught in an inclement weather. A number of residential areas extending from Subhashnagar, Chittaranjan Avenue, …
Barring Assam, the process to collect bread samples for laboratory tests is yet to gain momentum in the rest of the Northeast, a week after a Delhi-based NGO warned that cancer-causing chemicals were being used as additives while making bread. A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment …
Heavy rain in Dima Hasao has affected normal life in the hill district of Assam causing landslides at several places, including its headquarters in Haflong, official sources said. Due to incessant rain and landslips since Monday, Haflong was completely cut off as land and train services were cancelled between several …
The Silchar Municipal Board (SMB) which has the responsibility to dispose of the garbage and refuses meets with noncooperation from the civilians for its irresponsible attitude. It is true the Board presses into services its mechanized vehicles to clean the dustbins meant for disposal of garbage, but its sincere effort …
The residents of Lambabasti and Kajirgram, near Banskandie area of Lakhipur subdivision, are going through a lot of hardships as the local plant of water supply scheme has not been functioning for the past one year and two months. The aggrieved citizens have been left with no other alternative but …
Along with environmental pollution all around, noise pollution is increasing alarmingly in Silchar town. A decade back, Pollution Control Board (PCB) used to regularly monitor the pollution level at different traffic islands and congested areas, particularly around hospitals and nursing homes. The survey reports were submitted to the Deputy Commissioner …
Pollution in and around the vast areas of Chittaranjan Avenue located in the south–east side of the town with heavy concentration of population is assuming serious proportion with no remedial measures in sight. According to a resident, Pranab Brahmachari, it has become difficult to have fresh air and this has …
Residents of Park Road, Central Road and Bungalow Road here have raised complaints against contaminated drinking water served to them. They have also claimed that despite several complaints since November last year, the local civic board has not taken any step in this regard. “We have been suffering from filthy …
The Centre on Sunday announced an assistance of Rs 915-crore for reconstruction of areas affected by cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods in Odisha, and rehabilitation of victims. It also declared setting up of two new National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) battalions in Uttarakhand and at Silchar in the Northeast. On …
As part of its drive to make the town ‘anti plastic region’, the district administration has taken a series of programmes. Gokul Mohan Hazarika, Deputy Commissioner of Cachar, during a recent meeting with different NGOs and senior citizens proposed the formation of district level environment protection volunteer force with additional …
At least four persons, including one in Guwahati, have died due to the unprecedented hot weather conditions prevailing in Assam these days. The maximum daytime temperature has broken 20-year record in Guwahati city. The Kamrup (Mertropolitan) district administration has declared three holidays from tomorrow in all government and private schools …
The prevailing hot weather conditions in Assam and other parts of the North-east have hit the people hard, with five persons reportedly killed due to heat stroke today in different parts of the State. The deaths were reported from Guwahati, Nagaon (2 deaths), Gohpur and Hailakandi. In the city, the …
With the first unit of 726 MW Palatana power project in Tripura expected to start commercial production soon, Assam hopes to draw its share of 120 MW of power despite hurdles in evacuating power from the project site. The first unit, which is of 363 MW, has already started its …
- 100KW capacity plant will soon come up on the campus, biogas unit also on the cards. Silchar: The National Institute of Technology, Silchar, will soon start work on producing clean solar energy to meet its energy needs. The institute was converted into an NIT from its earlier incarnation, the …
SILCHAR: A mobile treatment plant has become functional with the invocation to Vishwakarma, God of architecture and engineering, under PHE division II near Silchar Medical College and Hospital at Ghungoor. This is under national rural drinking water plan of the Government of India. The 2000 litre per hour water filter …
Silchar, Sept. 19: The Union forest and environment ministry has granted final approval for acquisition of 3.6 hectares of forest land inside Barail reserve forest in Dima Hasao district to enable Northeast Frontier Railway construct a railway track and a bridge. The approval was granted this month, according to the …
Agartala: The 726 MW first commercial power plant of state-owned ONGC at Palatana in southern Tripura will start generating electricity this month-end, company officials said here Monday. ONGC, the Tripura government and infrastructure and financial service company IL&FS; have jointly floated the ONGC-Tripura Power Company Limited (OTPC). The plant will …
