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 …
Patiasa village in Muzaffarpur district is a hive of activity where Anita Kumari keeps as busy as a bee as she spearheads a revolution of sorts. Tending honeybees in as many as 250 boxes with the women of the village by her side
This is a EIA report for proposed 300000 TPA fibre cement roofing sheets project of M/s Balmukund Cement & Roofing ltd. The report is submitted to Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF) for obtaining environmental clearance for the proposed project.
There is no let up in the overall flood situation in Bihar with major rivers in spate even as 1.5 million people continue to be affected by the deluge in 11 north Bihar districts, official sources said. The Central Water Commission sources said major rivers like Kosi, Mahananda, Bagmati, Kamala …
ANAND S.T. DAS A frightening spread of encephalitis and cerebral malaria in Bihar's northern and southern districts has killed at least 69 children since July first week, underlining what health experts and Opposition leaders have termed as insufficient medical facilities, poverty and lack of hygiene in the state's rural belts. …
This article examines and discusses the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to sanitation in Unsar Pranti in Muzaffarpur district, in Bihar. The findings are based on fieldwork done during October-November 2008. An NGO called ADTHI PLAN has been working on a sanitation project in the village for the past …
Lakes and ponds play very important role in the maintenance of many flora and fauna. An ecological study of Shankar Bhagawan Pond, Sarmastpur, Muzaffarpur was done regularly for two years to know the biotic and abiotic features. Different aquatic flora and fauna were recorded and identified with different sources.
Seven persons have died and nearly 65,000 people, spread over five districts, were affected in the current spell of floods in Bihar where some major rivers are in spate. State disaster management department officials said seven people died due in Muzaffarpur district, while around 65,000 people of 140 villages in …
As northern Bihar reels under heavy floods, the worst in a decade, the State government struggles hard to take relief to the people. THE flood that ravaged the northern districts of Bihar in July is arguably the worst in the past decade. According to unconfirmed reports, around 150 people lost …
On Monday the 15th January 1934 Calcutta experienced an earthquake shock of fair intensity which lasted for over three minutes. News from the country was available only next morning, showing that Patna, Monghyr and Jamalpur had suffered severely. News from the most affected region arrived only two or three days …
