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 …
Despite having a population of more than 25 lakh, the city has no comprehensive drinking water plan till date. Boreholes are being dug at every nook and corner, creating artificial scarcity of water for the people. Making these observations at a daylong workshop on 'Participatory groundwater monitoring and capacity building …
Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top. According to the latest survey by Institute for Competitiveness, an international agency, Mumbail is followed by Chennai, Hyderababad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, and Gurgaon. Pune and Nagpur which were in the …
For the whole of 2013, Patnaites have been complaining about the Patna Municipal Corporation's (PMC) apathy in keeping the state capital free of garbage, potholes and craters, waterlogging, mosquitoes, encroachment and khatals. They have also been decrying the absence of street light, dustbins, public urinals etc. What is more galling …
Apparently seeking to regain lost political grounds in Bihar, Congress leaders and workers undertook cleanliness drive in the state capital here today to evoke curiously of the people. The Congress workers led by the state unit chief Ashok Kumar Chaudhary took brooms in their hands and removed garbage lying on …
The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Tuesday, held a pre-bid meeting with over 30 different companies interested in door-to-door collection and transportation of solid waste in the state capital. The PMC had floated the tender on October 21 for the same. "Various companies have put forward their suggestions regarding the …
Patnaites seem to have become aware of the health hazards of noise pollution, as they opted for less noisy crackers this Diwali. However, the air pollution created by them was higher. According to the data of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), this Diwali there was a decrease in noise …
Make Patna free from garbage and waterlogging problem before October 8, or be ready to get arrested, Patna high court warned Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner on Tuesday. The court said Patna should be made garbage-free before the festivals arrive or else it will prosecute PMC commissioner and urban development …
The flood situation in 20 of the 38 Bihar districts remained grim on Wednesday with the toll rising to 176, including five persons - three in Munger and two in Bhagalpur district - drowning in the floodwaters during the last 24 hours. The flood fury is unlikely to relent over …
The disaster management department (DMD) on Monday maintained that Patna was safe, scoffing at 'unsubstantiated' reports that floodwaters had started entering the state capital. DMD officer on special duty (OSD) Vipin Kumar Rai said, "Today, there emerged unsubstantiated reports in a section of media. We say that Patna is safe. …
Around 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in 20 districts of Bihar , with the death toll going up to 160, official figures showed. With the flood situation remaining critical, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and struggle for survival under the open …
There was no let up in the fury of floods in over a dozen Bihar districts Sunday with major swollen rivers, including the Ganga, affecting more than five million people, officials said. According to the state government, the toll in floods this year has gone up to 132. "Major rivers, …
The latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found gross irregularities in mining and quarrying in Bihar, which caused estimated revenue loss of Rs 442 crore in 535 cases between 2008-09 and 2010-11. According to the report district mining officers of the State are totally ignorant of the situation …
The district mining officers in Bihar are ignorant of the environmental effects of mining and have allowed brick kiln owners to mine without No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) from State Pollution Control Board, the latest CAG report has found. According to the report, during the test checking of registers of brick kilns …
Thirty-five more Maoist affected districts will now be able to divert forestland for creation of critical public utility infrastructure like schools, hospitals, police stations and rural roads without having to seek mandatory forest clearance. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) recently extended the ‘relaxed’ norms to these districts, taking …
Very soon, Patnaites would get relief from the tension of disposal of garbage from their house or workplace, though they would have to pay for it. The much-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project of door-to-door garbage collection service was given the go-ahead at the 10th board meeting …
Ganga, the holiest river that has been washing people's sins and granting 'moksha' since time immemorial, today itself needs attention of those who call it 'mother'. Though a number of projects and programmes are being implemented by government and non-governmental organisations to clean Ganga, no significant improvement is being noticed …
The Patna high court on Wednesday directed the state government and Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) to make clear the policy for supplying pure drinking water in the state capital. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Shivaji Pandey took a serious view of the PMC and the state …
In the backdrop of a persistent power crisis and raging debate on lack of coal linkages, Greenpeace has released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled Powering Ahead on Renewables: Leaders and Laggards, which ranks all the states on their performance in renewable energy supply and calls for …
Irked at poor sanitary condition at Patna Junction, East Central Railway (ECR) GM Madhuresh Kumar has set a deadline of a month to improve condition there. He has given one week's time to improve sanitation on all the platforms of Patna Junction. Danapur DRM L M Jha has been made …
The prevailing intense cold wave has claimed 11 more lives in Bihar, taking the total number of deaths in the state due to inclement weather to 18, an official said Thursday. "The inclement weather claimed 11 more lives within a span of 24 hours, taking the death toll to 18 …
