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 …
Just over a month after the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that Haryana cannot proceed with the process of granting mining rights without environmental clearance, the state was today allowed to grant only short-term permits and mining contracts through public auction up to December 31. The directions come as …
A civil court has issued notices to the Deputy Commissioner and the Municipal Corporation after taking note of a petition that alleged mismanagement of paid parking lots in the city. It was part of two petitions that had came up for hearing before the Court of Pritpal Singh, Civil Judge. …
Pursuant to the decisions taken in the meeting held on August 19, 2009 chaired by the Secretary, Cabinet Coordination, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and communication received from the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Shri Rajiv Guaba, for conducting a detailed field investigation on the issue of Pollution …
Asserting that even palatial houses in the city had no parking space, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil today said the solution to the problem was to have underground parking. “The solution to some extent was to go underground,” Patil said while inaugurating the multilevel parking at the …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today refused to vacate the stay over the construction of Tata Camelot project. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice A K Goel and Justice A K Mittal today declined to vacate stay over the construction of the project after the counsel for Tata …
Punjab Chief Secretary SC Agrawal has ordered speeding up of the work to provide basic civic infrastructure, especially the roads, drinking water and sewerage, in the Knowledge City spread over 360 acres in Sector 81 here. He was on a surprise visit to the Indian Institute of Science Education and …
While the number of auto rickshaws is increasing in the city, the State Transport Authority appears to be busy in maintaining its figures, pertaining to checking pollution caused by the autorickshaws, mainly the ones that run on diesel. The STA challaned 666 autorickshaws, in 2010, for violating pollution norms. This …
With the aim of streamlining traffic movement on the roads leading to Chandigarh, the UT Administration has mooted the proposal of high-speed corridors. It has further been proposed that the construction of buildings along these roads be streamlined in order to ensure smooth movement of traffic. The Administration has proposed …
Irked over heaps of garbage piling up at the dumping ground in Dadumajra, the residents of the area held a protest demanding the dumping be stopped at the site. For around two hours in the morning the residents did not allow trucks of the Municipal Corporation to dump refuse at …
The recent auction of mining rights in Haryana witnessed a unique phenomenon. According to sources in the trade, politicians, cutting across party lines and individual differences, joined hands to successfully bid for the mining rights. The auctions, from which the the government earned more than Rs 250 crore, were held …
Two schools from the city will be rewarded by an NGO, for their sustained efforts to promote and prioritise environmental awareness. The Centre of Science and Environment in New Delhi will award Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) in the
The UT Administration has proposed another plan for the beautification of Sukhna Lake, this time for the rear end. With the aim of making the road at the back of the Lake more appealing to visitors, certain attractive features are likely to be added. According to the proposal, huts would …
The Punjab Forest Department had decided to give a big push to agro-forestry in the state and 18 lakh seedlings of fast-growing and economically important tree species such as eucalyptus, shisham and drek had been produced. Stating this here today, Forest Minister Arunesh Shakar said the state Forest Department in …
Mild tremors were felt today in parts of North India, including New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, at 11.57 am. The quake, which measured 4.6 on the Richter scale, lasted for a few seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Chamoli region of Uttarakhand," an official of the …
While Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration are still taking baby steps where the eco-cab project is concerned, Punjab is going strong. At Fazilka, Amritsar and Patiala, the lightweight, eco-friendly rickshaws are gaining in popularity, with Ludhiana and Sangrur all set to join the bandwagon. Taking suo moto cognizance of a …
The Municipal Corporation (MC) will be installing LED (Light Emitting Diodes) streetlights in the city, in a bid to conserve energy. The first batch of streetlights will be installed in Sector 7. An official said that the installation of the LEDs will help reduce energy consumption by about 70 per …
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110520/main4.htm Chandigarh: The Mohali district administration today swooped down on those indulging in illegal mining of sand and gravel, and registered several FIRs (First Information reports) against 137 persons. Following the news report in The Tribune today, about large scale illegal mining of minor minerals (sand and gravel) in and …
