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 …
In order to prevent the attack of yellow rust in wheat, farmers in Haryana have for the first time taken to new yellow rust-resistant varieties. Bidding adieu to earlier varieties that were highly susceptible to yellow rust, farmers this time have adopted new varieties like PBW 621 and HD 2967. …
Despite a second sewage treatment plant on the verge of becoming operational in Panchkula, residents will have to wait for more time before treated water is pumped into parks and lawns. The new plant, constructed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is housed in Sector-22 and will have the …
The Panchkula administration on Tuesday informed a local court that action is being taken for removal of stray cattle, but as per law, “statutory time” and “proper opportunity” is to be given to defaulters, which delays complete eradication. In a joint reply filed by Deputy Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner, and …
The long awaited slaughterhouse in Panchkula is likely to see the light of the day. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), which constructed the slaughterhouse in Industrial Area, Phase I, will hand over the possession to Municipal Corporation (MC), Panchkula shortly. The MC has to, however, get an environmental clearance …
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the implementation four-laning of Yamunanaga-Panchkula section on National Highway-73 in Haryana, on Thursday. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has already floated an e-tender for the four-laning of the 104 kilometer NH from Yamunanaga to Panchkula. With the approval of the Cabinet Committee, …
Despite the ban on mining in all the rivers beds in the district, the activity continues in many pockets of Panchkula. The Panchkula mining department has detected 586 cases of illegal mining this year. They have also registered FIR’s in few cases. Official sources said that complaints of illegal mining …
The Kaushalya Dam being constructed on Ghaggar river in Panchkula at a cost of Rs 217 crore will soon be made functional. Work on the project started in 2008 and it was to become operational by August 2010. The delay in construction has led to escalation of cost in project. …
Gurgaon district administration enforced Section 144 of the CrPC on Monday to ban hookah bars in the city. As per orders, no hookah bar can operate within city premises and those already functional will be shut down. The move is part of larger plan to make Haryana a nicotine-free state, …
Chandigarh: Nearly 10 months after the Government of India’s Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna, the Women and Child Department is finally ready to roll out the conditional maternity benefit scheme to as many as 4,900 beneficiaries. The Centre has already released over Rs 1 crore in two instalments of Rs …
in conservation of environment as well as leads to sturdier roads, is catching up in the northern region after a successful initiative by the Himachal Pradesh government. Waste plastic material, including carry bags, are sorted, cleaned and shredded and then mixed with bitumen to be used in road construction. Experiments …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea for shifting of proposed solid waste treatment plant at Jhuriwala in Panchkula. Resident Welfare Association of Sector 26 and Vijay Bansal, President of Shivalik Vikas Manch and INLD leader, requested relocating the proposed site for construction of solid waste management …
Sample unfit for human consumption, says lab report The Haryana State Federation of Consumers’ Cooperative Wholesale Stores (CONFED) is under the scanner for supply of wheat, for mid-day meal in a Panchkula school, which was found ‘unfit for human consumption’. The matter came to light on August 28, when teachers …
Even as Panchkula residents grapple with the cattle menace, the Municipal Council’s (MC) plan for establishing a cowshed hangs in the air. This cowshed was to come in Pinjore on a 12-acre land. Ravinder Rawal, President, Municipal Council, said, “Haryana government sanctioned the land for a cattle shed so that …
In the Municipal Council budget, nothing was earmarked for slums. At that time, Executive Officer K K Jain reasoned that the slums were on Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) land for non-allocation of funds. Now, a special grant of Rs 70 lakh has been sanctioned by the state government for …
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has taken a major step in automation of metering and billing (AMR) of 3,200 high tension industrial consumers in the command area of the Nigam. The area comprises the following districts: Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Jind. …
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 …
GURGAON: The per capita availability of milk in Haryana has increased to 680 grams per day as compared to the national average of 258 grams. A spokesman of the Haryana animal husbandry and dairy department said that the milk production in the state has increased to 62.67 lakh tonnes. The …
The Haryana Government has prepared City Development Plans (CDPs) for 73 towns of the State to plug loopholes in basic infrastructure like roads, drains, water supply and sewerage. Stating this here on Sunday, an official spokesman said that under the CDPs, Rs.1695.01 crore has been earmarked for urban local bodies …
Panchkula MC Budget; Nothing for slums; last year only Rs 3.69 cr was spent on development work. In its first meeting in a year, the Panchkula Municipal Council (MC) passed its budget unanimously for fiscal 2011-12. An amount of Rs 37.75 crore has been earmarked for development works whereas last …
