Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in matter of Himangshu Nath Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 12/09/2022. An application on the worsening air quality affecting the city of Guwahati and the resultant health effects was filed before the NGT. The NGT said that …
Heavy downpour in the last 24 hours paralyzed life in Guwahati and a landslide triggered by the rain claimed the life of an elderly person in the city on Sunday. The rain also dampened the spirit of Durga Puja shopping in the city. Kamrup (Metro) additional deputy commissioner Dhrubajyoti Das …
Noise pollution & road accidents Responding to a PIL filed by Paragmoni Kakati on the alarming increase in noise pollution and road accidents in Guwahati, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Transport Department, Assam Police and the Kamrup (metro) district administration and asked them to file …
The Gauhati high court on Thursday directed the state government, Pollution Control Board, city police, district administration and the transport department to file their replies after a city resident prayed before the court to instruct the authorities concerned to take action against rising 'noise pollution' in and around Guwahati. In …
Members of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha (GSNAS) Mancha on Saturday sat on a hunger strike in Guwahati, protesting against the government’s proposed move towards the privatization and commercialization of the urban water supply in the city and against the proposed hike in urban property tax. Mancha president Dr Hiren …
Only 15 states have so far set up their own respective State Disaster Response Force following direction from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) earlier this year. Only 15 states have so far set up their respective state dedicated forces meant for immediate response to disaster and also involve in …
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in the case involving the Subansiri dam project, referring it to the National Green Tribunal because of the technicalities involved. A division Bench comprising Justice B S Chauhan and Justice S A Bobde after hearing the advocate of the petitioner Assam Public …
Taking a serious note on the constant violation of municipal laws by the wedding halls of the city, the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Guwahati Traffic Police (GTP) to intimate the court on action taken against …
Work for the ambitious metro rail project in Guwahati is likely to start in 2015, said officials of Guwahati Development Department (GDD). GDD officials said the next few weeks will be crucial for giving a momentum to the project which is aimed at boosting public transport in the city. "The …
At a time when dengue is taking an endemic form in the city, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is finding it hard to tackle the dengue menace due to acute shortage of manpower. At present, the GMC is battling to prevent the outbreak of dengue in the city with only …
Dengue scare has gripped residents of Guwahati with incidence of three deaths because of the deadly disease in a week. One person identified as Raju Dewan from Zoo-Narangi Tinali in the city died of Dengue on Thursday taking the tool up to three so far. Dewan’s wife, Loni Dewan predeceased …
GUWAHATI, August 25: Over 6000 saplings were planted by the officers and jawans of 175 Bn CRPF, in Rani Kamrup and different parts of Kamrup and Guwahati city under the drive My Earth My Duty. 175 Bn CRPF personnel started the campaign on July 15 last at Battalion Headquarters at …
The Gauhati high court on Thursday issued notices to the state government, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to respond to a PIL that prayed for adequate arrangements of separate public lavatories or toilets for women in the city. The high court asked the government and …
Residents of Southwest Guwahati will get 24x7 clean and treated drinking water with adequate pressure by the end of next year as the water supply project in the city, implemented by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), is to be commissioned first in Southwest Guwahati area. Work in this area is …
The Gauhati High Court today took cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by a number of eminent personalities including Dr Nirmal Choudhury and Homen Borgohain over protection and conservation of water bodies in Guwahati. The Court also issued notices to concerned authorities including the Chief Secretary, State Environment and …
Protesting against the Government’s proposal to privatise the urban drinking water scheme and the proposal to hike the urban property tax, members of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) led by Akhil Gogoi gheraoed the office of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) today. The Assam Government recently proposed to privatise …
The Centre has accorded approval to the Assam Government’s metro train proposal for State capital Guwahati. The project – to be implemented in three phases covering a total distance of 65 km in three different routes – will entail an expenditure of roughly Rs 14,000 crore. Announcing this at a …
Exasperated by the MamataBanerjee government's continuous non-cooperation in providing adequate space and infrastructure to make the National Green Tribunal's Kolkata bench functional, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider shifting it to Guwahati or Ranchi. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya was …
The state government has constituted a high-powered committee to review implementation of the Guwahati solid waste management project, which appears grounded at present. That the project, being implemented in public-private partnership (PPP) mode, is currently in doldrums is clearly indicated by the heaps of stinking garbage that have become a …
Most of the hills and forest areas around Guwahati have been deforested, thanks to human greed. This is not just unfortunate but also an invitation to disasters of the kind the country has just witnessed in Uttarakhand. There have been huge encroachments of lands in the forest areas of Jalukbari …
Residents and social activists have urged candidates contesting in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation civic polls, to be held on June 19, to clean the Bharalu river. They want the elected representatives to work together, cutting across party lines, and help clean the polluted river. A study conducted by the Central …
