Affidavit by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Chandigarh in OA No 911 of 2022 (Prof. Sanjeev Bagai Vs Department of Environment GNCTD). The NGT, December 5, 2023 had directed the authorities to file their replies regarding the aspect of protection of trees against illegal felling, pruning of trees, framing of …
Garbage lifting in the city was badly hit as the strike by members of the MC Safai Karamchari Union entered its second day today. Union members did not lift garbage from 550 bins across the city. Even today, they stopped garbage lifting vehicles from entering the garbage processing plant at …
The city’s existing waste disposal site in Sector 38 poses a threat to surface and groundwater aquifers due to generation and percolation of leachate in the subsoil, according to a recent study. “The disposal site is over 30-year-old and has no provision of leachate and gas collecting systems. Hence, it …
What the Act says The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, says there should be no sale of cigarettes or tobacco products within a radius of 100 m of educational institutes. No sale of tobacco products …
Irked by their absence at a hearing attended by secretaries of all the states and UTs, the National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrants against Chandigarh's environmental secretary and member secretary of pollution control committee. Similar warrants were issued against officials of UT Lakshadweep who were also not present at …
Declared a Model Solar City in 2013, Chandigarh on Wednesday moved a step closer towards accomplishing the goal of using solar energy for powering its growth when a 210 kWp Grid-tied Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant was inaugurated at the postgraduate government college. Speaking at the inauguration Kirronn Kher, MP, …
20-year-old tests positive; quarantined at her residence A 20-year-old woman from Sector 42 tested positive for swine flu (caused by H1N1 virus). The woman was examined at Max hospital, Mohali, on Tuesday and after obtaining her report, the UT Health Department was informed about it. Immediately after the confirmation, she …
A significant number of cases were registered against traders under the erstwhile PFAA and are pending in various courts across the country Considering the plea submitted by the Chandigarh chapter of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) regarding withdrawal of cases registered under the erstwhile Prevention of Food Adulteration …
One of several samples taken from dozens of domestic geese that died in Chandigarh's Sukhna lake has tested positive for the dreaded avian flu, triggering alarm across Punjab, which is a big supplier of chicken and poultry products to many parts of north India. As many as 35 geese have …
The ‘Green Diwali’ campaigns, awareness drives and rallies taken out across the city against firecrackers seem to have had no impact, with the city recording air and noise pollution beyond permissible levels again this year. The maximum noise pollution was reported between 8 pm and 10 pm. At one place, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Market Committee, Sector – 19, Chandigarh Vs. Union Territory, Chandigarh & Others dated 20/10/2014 regarding pollution resulting from use of DG Sets in entire Chandigarh.
With “Festival of lights — Diwali” round the corner, the UT Environment Department has geared up to ensure low decibel and pollution levels in the City Beautiful. The “Green Diwali” campaign in Chandigarh went for a toss last year as the city had witnessed a noisier and most polluted Diwali …
The proposal to appoint the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to prepare a municipal waste management plan for the city was deferred once again by the MC House after former Mayor Subhash Chawla pointed out anomalies in the existing garbage processing system. Chawla said that the Memorandum of Understanding …
After having deferred it in the last two meetings, the general house of the municipal corporation on Thursday unanimously rejected a proposal to increase water tariff, meant “to check excessive use of water’’ in the city. As in the past, Mayor H C Kalyan initially said that the issue was …
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal wants state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj V Patil to "intervene and take effective steps to prevent the flow of industrial and domestic waste from Chandigarh into the drains" that ultimately led to pollution of the Ghaggar, Punjab itself has failed to ensure "zero …
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission to hold public hearing session on Sept 22 City residents will have a say in deciding the solar power tariff. To determine the tariff, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) will hold a public hearing session on September 22. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology …
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) is still getting a lukewarm response from a majority of states. An extended deadline for implementing the law will expire in about a month and the Centre would have to give more time. Barring the nine states and two Union Territories (UTs) which introduced …
The government is likely to extend time given to states for a complete rollout of the food security law as majority of the states, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat, are yet to prepare beneficiary lists and have the logistical arrangements to implement the scheme. Last month, the government …
The multi-crore rupees Tata Camelot Housing project near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh falls within the area which is ecologically sensitive and "prone to seismic activity", the Delhi high court was told on Thursday. A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw is hearing two PILs, earlier …
There seems to be no end to UT Science and Technology Department’s woes in the execution of ambitious solar power projects. An ambitious proposal of UT (S & T) Department for commissioning of a solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plant at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH-32) here has …
With Chandigarh Transport Undertaking running buses which have outlived their life, and incidences of extensive adulteration of fuel, vehicular pollution is becoming a serious problem in the city. However, Ravinder Singh, Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI) at the State Transport Authority, said that buses which were not from Chandigarh were creating …
