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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "CG News Ret Mitti ka avaidh parivahan 28 highway tractor vaahano kee jabti karyavai" appearing in Raigarh Top News dated 27.02.2024. The original application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled "CG …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Janesh Mahajan Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 16/10/2019 regarding illegal construction of a hotel in Cantonment area of Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. Consent of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) as per Water Act 1974 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Janesh Mahajan Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 31/05/2019 regarding construction of hotel in cantonment area of Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. According to the application, such construction is in violation of the municipal laws. The NGT directs the …
The present study was undertaken with aim to understand the perceptions of indigenous communities about climate change pattern and its local impacts on climate variables, seasons, agriculture, biodiversity and adaptive strategies in geographical and technological-isolated Pangi valley situated in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. Randomly selected 120 respondents were interviewed and …
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh's plans to harness hydropower in a big way have received a jolt with investors reluctant to take up projects. The directorate of energy had invited global bids for 28 hydropower projects on a build own operate and transfer (BOOT) basis with June 19 as the last date …
SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA: Major fires reported in large areas of the state have claimed four lives so far, including of deputy ranger Ashok Kumar, while six people were injured in fire-fighting operations. peaking in Shimla on Thursday, Himachal Pradesh forest minister Govind Singh Thakur said 1,544 cases of forest fires had been …
Flames raging for past three days | Tea gardens damaged | Strong winds add to woes Raging forest fires around Dharamsala for the past three days have caused a huge tree cover loss, besides destroying portions of tea gardens of the famous Mann Tea Estate. Guddu Pathania, general manager of …
Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a United Nations project. These committees have taken the initiative to document all biological diversity available in their respective areas, including traditional knowledge, by way of …
The first-ever Disaster Analysis and Management report compiled by the state government emphasises the high vulnerability of major parts of five districts of Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kullu and Mandi to earthquakes as 80 quakes of more than 4 magnitude have rocked HP. These are the findings of the latest report …
Himachal Pradesh is all set to generate additional 265 MW hydro power with the commissioning of 65 megawatt Kashang, 100 megawatt Sainj and 100 megawatt Uhal hydel power project during this financial year. After achieving the target of electrification of all villages, state government is now focusing on harnessing the …
Shimla: Not only for the production of apple but Himachal Pradesh is slowly receiving recognition for its fish cultivation too. During the last financial year, state recorded 9.2% growth in fish production. The year 2015-16, state recorded 11,798.72 metric tons of fish production worth Rs 109.80 crore which is 1062.61 …
Shimla: Twelve sites have been identified in the past three years for setting up of wind energy plants in Himachal Pradesh, state Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania informed the assembly on Tuesday. He said in a written reply that the sites were located in Kullu, Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Shimla …
SHIMLA: Union health and family welfare ministry on Wednesday released grant of Rs 10 crore for public health infrastructure and medical education in Himachal Pradesh. Out of the released amount, Rs four crore is for district hospital in Chamba, and Rs three crore each for district hospitals in Hamirpur and …
Himachal Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested 12 State forest department employees in connection with large-scale illegal felling of trees in Chamba district in 2014. “The forest officials, whose involvement was found in the illegal felling of trees, have been arrested,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Bir Bahadur Singh told IANS over …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today launched the Rs 310 crore Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing project at Satobari. The project aims at minimising and mitigating the effects of climate change. It will also enhance the adaptive capacity of local communities. It is being launched with German collaboration and funding …
The Forest Department has identified 56 new eco-tourism sites in the state which will be leased out or run under the PPP mode after their economic viability is assessed by Tourism and Civil Aviation Department to ensure they run as profitable ventures. With a major shift towards adventure tourism, the …
Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday said 20 swine flu deaths have been reported in the state, while 79 patients are still admitted in different hospitals of the state. After leader of opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal raised the issue in the state assembly today and sought government’s attention to an alarming …
As many as 67 government schools are without toilets in Chamba district as per the data posted on the website of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) recently. There are 999 government schools in the state, which are functioning without toilets. According to the information available on the …
A flock of threatened vulture species — Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) — has been spotted at Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh by a team of researchers. A team of Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN), a branch of the Bombay Natural History Society conducted a two-day …
A Rs 320-crore Germany assisted project to study the eco-system, climate change and its impact in Kangra, Palampur and Chamba has been sanctioned by the German government. Under the project, experts from Germany will guide in studying the eco-system, climate change — its impact and mitigation — and reclaiming the …
