Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dinesh Prasad Chaurasia & Others Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 12/04/2024. The matter related to improper disposal of fly ash by the thermal power station run by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Kanti, Muzaffarpur, …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution. The NCAP identifies 122 non-attainment Indian cities [cities that violate the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)]. Muzaffarpur is one of the 20 most …
PATNA: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said he would press for the inclusion of three Bihar cities – Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya – under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) of the Centre that covers 96 cities in the country. The three Bihar cities had been left out …
Dreaded Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that has taken toll of 25 children in the last fortnight in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur continue to baffle the experts who have for the first time noticed absence of basic warning signals of the disease such as high fever. The acute encephalitis syndrome is characterised by …
The state government has decided to build almost 27,000 flats in three cities of Bihar, including Patna. These flats will be constructed through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and will be available at less than market rates. A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet meeting on Tuesday presided …
TARDY PROGRESS Inquiry committee of road ministry finds World Bank Institutional Integrity Unit report on Lucknow-Muzaffarpur highway project true Aprobe panel of the road ministry has recommended a CBI investigation into allegations of fraud against private contractors involved in the Lucknow-Muzaffarpur highway project. The inquiry committee, instituted by the Ministry …
With water level rising in rivers including the Kosi, the fear of floods has begun to haunt the people living in north Bihar yet again. "All the rivers are in full spate following heavy rains. Some rivers may cross the red mark late Wednesday or Thursday," officials of the Central …
This study reveals detailed geochemical investigation of inorganic constituents including heavy metals in the ground water surrounding the dumpsite area at Muzaffarpur. The pH was found to be increased in some cases. Few water samples showed the total hardness and alkalinity value beyond the standard limit. COD value was found …
