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 …
The chances of work for setting up a soluble salt mining project at Darang in Mandi district have brightened with Hindustan Salt Limited (HSL) finally submitting its proposal for Rs 190 crore to the State Industry Department. Despite a letter of intent having been issued to the HSL last year, …
Nearly three lakh consumers will be covered under the LED promotion programme of the state government in Mandi district. The state government has launched the scheme with an objective to conserve energy. Under the scheme, LED bulbs are being made available to the domestic consumers below the market price and …
Farmers affected by four-laning of Nerchowk to Manali stretch of the National Highway-21 have demanded four times compensation of the market value of their land. A meeting under the banner of four-lane sangharsh samiti was held at Bagla in the district today. A large number of affected farmers hailing from …
SHIMLA: Keeping in view the multiple uses of bamboo and its products, Himachal Pradesh's forest department will soon launch a bamboo-based livelihood project, it was announced on Thursday. The project will be based on people participation through integration by involving forest, agriculture and animal husbandry departments and corporations like state …
Heavy metal pollution is one of the major problems of lakes and wetlands all over world. It is responsible for causing serious threats to flora and fauna especially humans. Kunthbyog is natural freshwater, mid altitude lake situated at Rewalsar town, Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India 1750 meter above mean …
The firm yet to clear its pending dues and obtain clearances for project Hindustan Salt Ltd (HSL), which had been issued a letter of intent for setting up a Rs 250-crore solution mining project at Darang in Mandi almost a year ago, is yet to clear its pending dues or …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Prem Chand Guleria & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding illegal mining and stone crushing activity, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh will begin the process of Green Accounting under Inclusive Green Growth Sustainable Development from district Mandi and later cover the entire state. It has already prepared the blueprint for assessing the real value of its forests. A workshop was held here yesterday for officials from various departments of …
Himachal Pradesh Government has approved `1,464 crore financial restructuring plan of the State Electricity Board and it was committed to provide 24 hours subsidised power to the people of the State as well as to every household in the remotest corner, said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. While speaking on the …
The state government has approved detailed project reports (DPR) of five Rural Water Supply Schemes amounting to Rs 860.22 lakh for the districts of Kangra, Mandi and Shimla for funding under NABARD during the current financial year. A spokesperson of the government disclosed here today that the schemes include improvement …
Had the guidelines of the Central Water Commission (CWC) outlining dam safety measures been strictly enforced, 24 Hyderabad students could have been saved from being washed way in the Beas in Mandi. These guidelines are mandatory for all power projects in the country. The CWC has listed 10 guidelines for …
Illegal dumping at the Suketi khud on the outskirts of the town is going on unabated for the past few days. Debris and mud can be seen on the banks of the Suketi khud. Hundreds of tractor-trolleys and tippers are throwing material round the clock on a 2-km stretch on …
More than 700 fish have died in the past three days at Rewalsar Lake situated in the Rewalsar town of Mandi district. Employees of Rewalsar nagar panchayat said none of the officials of the Fisheries Department had visited the spot. Bansi Lal, president, Rewalsar nagar panchayat, said: “As soon as …
Unscientific mining and lack of mining policy based on scientific data was creating a situation for natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh. The situation was such that on the one hand, the debris being created from infrastructure projects such as power and road constructions was being dumped in rivers, thereby raising …
Though the Supreme Court has given directions to the state government to check illegal mining along riverbeds, large-scale illegal mining of sand from the Beas is going on unchecked from Jalogi to Thalot. Hundreds of JCBs and tractors have been engaged by local contractors to extract sand from the Beas …
The German Development Financial Institution, KfW, has agreed to finance Rs 1,700 crore for the 191-MW Thana Plaun Hydroelectric Project on the Beas in Mandi district under the "Himalayan Development Programme", Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania today said. The minister disclosed that the funds were in addition to its existing …
After getting a cold response from the past governments, residents of eight panchayats under Sundernagar subdivision in Mandi district have again pinned their hopes on the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government hoping that they will finally be declared as project-affected panchayats. They are hopeful that the government will direct authorities of …
The people of Sutlej valley have rejected the draft study report on the cumulative environment impact on the river basin presented by the Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun, on behalf of the Himachal Pradesh government. Local representatives and environmentalists said over the weekend that a month’s notice …
As the state high court and national green tribunal have hardened their stand on pollution taking place in Himachal Pradesh, now the state Pollution Control Board too has started acting tough against institutions found violating environment norms. After issuing notices to 25 hotels in Kullu district for polluting Beas, now …
Encouraged by the success of the vulture propagation and conservation project, the wildlife wing of the Forest Department has decided to broaden the ambit of the project by bringing other species like eagles, buzzards and falcons under it. The dwindling population of vultures in the state has registered an appreciable …
