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 …
The annual average PM2.5 concentration in Delhi is typically more than 10 times the US National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 12 micrograms per cubic metres. Such poor air quality has significant economic and health impacts (e.g., heart attack, asthma, lung cancer, mortality) and India needs to initiate PM 2.5 …
Constitutes 100 teams to check pollution in units In order to create awareness for prevention and control of pollution in the state, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has constituted 100 teams headed by environmental engineers of different ranks to make owners of units aware, besides warning them against spreading …
Recently, the ecology of Chandigarh, including its residents as also the flora and fauna, survived an imminent attack. The nature and magnitude of the looming onslaught passed almost unnoticed. The threat: Destruction of the city’s environment and heritage by the construction of 19 towers, each 28 storey high, planned to …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Centre and others to respond to a plea seeking demolition of illegal and unauthorised structures within 10 km radius of the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary in Chandigarh. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, …
Government of India (GoI) began to roll-out Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) in lieu of food rations provided through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in three Union Territories (UTs), i.e. Chandigarh (CDG), Puducherry (PDY), and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH), in September 2015. J-PAL conducted a process monitoring study of DBT …
Even as the implementation of the garbage segregation project of the Mohali Municipal Corporation has failed to make much headway among residents so far, the civic body has gone ahead and cleared another scheme of having “smart bins” in the town. The plan of acquiring “smart bins” equipped with sensors …
Expensive alternative draws city residents to cheap plastic bags; vendors say not viable With merely one company in the country manufacturing biodegradable polythene bags and selling A-4 size for Rs 2.5 per piece, the efforts of making City Beautiful plastic-free appears to be a far cry. According to Rhythm Aggarwal, …
Plans afoot to introduce indigenous species of trees in catchment area to prevent growth of weeds . The receding water level of Sukhna Lake has become a matter of concern for the Department of Forests and Wildlife. Besides de-weeding the lake, the department is planning to introduce indigenous palatable species …
The municipal corporation (MC) has proposed garbage collection rates from Rs 50 to Rs 200 per month for houses and Rs 50 to Rs 2,000 per month for commercial areas for collection of segregated garbage in dry and wet forms throughout the city from June 5. The agenda item will …
CHANDIGARH: The city is all set to become greener. The municipal corporation (MC) will plant 40,000 trees and shrubs in the financial year of 2017-2018, submitting details under the Green Chandigarh Action Plan to the forest department. "We have prepared a list of trees to be planted on various locations. …
CHANDIGARH: The ambitious project of the Chandigarh administration to install 25 megawatt (MW) solar power plant -- biggest of the city -- at Patiala Ki Rao, a seasonal rivulet, is yet to see light of the day. Chandigarh is being developed as model solar city as part of the National …
As many as 65 per cent of beneficiaries across the three union territories like Chandigarh, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Puducherry now prefer direct benefit transfer (DBT) over public distribution system (PDS), according to a new report. According to a report titled ‘Process Monitoring of Direct Benefit Transfer in the PDS …
The Delhi high court scrapped on Wednesday a proposed Rs 1,275 crore residential project in Chandigarh on the grounds that it fell within the sensitive catchment area of the Sukhna lake. The project is promoted by the Tata Housing Development Company. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and justice …
Patiala: Having come in the line of fire of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for failing to enforce an effective plan to cut down stubble burning, which was widely blamed for choking the National Capital Region (NCR) last year, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) swung into action last month …
Building with built-up area of 5,000 square metre and above are required to take environment clearance from the Union ministry of environment. CHANDIGARH: Housing projects and big buildings will not have to take environmental clearance as the UT department of environment has asked the architect department to incorporate environmental conditions …
Account for 32% of the total deaths in road accidents in city in 5 years Accidents claim precious lives on city roads. However, what is more alarming is that a large number of those falling prey to road accidents are pedestrians. During the past five years, road accidents claimed 664 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.D. Anand Vs. Chandigarh Union Territory Administration & Others dated 05/12/2016 regarding plastic segregation from the municipal solid waste, Chandigarh. National Green Tribunal directs Chandigarh UT Administration to file a complete and comprehensive Affidavit stating as to which study or …
PEC University of Technology will develop air and sound quality friendly route recommendation system for the city. The university has bagged a research project entitled 'City Probe: A city-scale pervasive sensing system for monitoring road conditions, air and sound pollution'. The project is sponsored under the ministry of human resource …
Pollution-control panel puts these on notice for running sans consent Over 125 industrial units running without consent are facing closure. The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has issued notices to the owners asking them to close the units immediately and seek permission after fulfilling the criteria. Sources said the owners …
As many as 25 fresh dengue cases were reported from Chandigarh and Mohali district today. Mohali district today reported 20 fresh cases of dengue and eight of chikungunya. The total number of dengue cases in the district is now 2,077 and that of chikungunya is 162. Chandigarh reported five fresh …
