Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
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 …
Once a lifeline for villages situated along its course, the Ghaggar has in recent years turned into a perennial source of pollution in the district. As untreated waste continues to be discharged unabated into the river, the prevalence of cancer and other diseases has been steadily rising among the residents. …
The government has drawn up a plan to set up solar power plants in major office complexes and police stations and install solar lights. Giving this information here today, Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania said Himurja would set up 4-kw solar power plants at all the district Secretariats and 2-kw …
Shimla, June 23: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has drawn the attention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to the devastation caused by the rains and snow in Himachal Pradesh and sought prompt assistance. In his letters to the PM and the AICC chief, the Chief Minister …
Mandi, June 20: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today released Rs 10 crore to provide immediate relief to victims and the Border Roads Organisation for the restoration work on the Hindustan-Tibet Road till Reckong Peo and airlifting of 400 stranded persons in the next two days. Reviewing a high-level officials' meeting …
Notwithstanding the implementation of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, the measure has failed to check overexploitation of groundwater due to limited usage. The Act is being implemented only in eight civil subdivisions, which are Solan and Nalagarh in Solan district, Nahan and Paonta …
Higher parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed unseasonal snowfall on Tuesday while several other parts of the State received heavy rain as the monsoon remained active in the region. Lahaul and Spiti districts received snowfall during the month of September after 21 years, while Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), the sprawling Dhauladhar …
Solan: Rains have damaged various roads and bridges worth several crores of rupees in Solan and Sirmaur districts. Though several link roads and state highways have suffered damage, the extent of damage on national highways is estimated to be much less. DK Nayyer, Superintending Engineer (SE), PWD, Solan, said losses …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the ambitious `3,600 crore Renuka Dam project to be constructed on a tributary of the Yamuna river in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The Renuka dam has been in the eye of a storm because water activists are opposed to water being supplied …
Forests are vanishing, rock blasts are traumatising wild animals and debris is filling up riverbeds, with builders having a field day in Himachal Pradesh, says a report of a State Government-appointed commission. It also recommends the withdrawal of the Himachal Pradesh Apartment and Property Regulation Act of 2005. “The noise …
Under the Professional Institutional Networking (PIN) of Ministry of Rural Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sanctioned the Impact Assessment study in three districts namely Sirsa in Haryana, Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh and Hoshiarpur in Punjab. NREGS was started in the first phase in these selected districts.
In less than three years, more than 9,500 polyhouses have replaced ‘terraces’ on nearly 100 hectares of cultivable land on the slopes of Himachal Pradesh. The innovative and lucrative method of farming inside polyhouses to grow vegetables has turned out to be ideal in harsh winters when little cultivation is …
Shimla: Himachal will take up the issue of illegal mining from the riverbed in the Damtal-Chakki area of Kangra and Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur with the neighbouring states to check the illegal practice. The state government has decided to take up the issue with Punjab and Uttarakhand with whom it …
Green tribunal stays land acquisition process The Rs 3,600-crore Renuka Dam project in Sirmaur district hit another roadblock today when the National Green Tribunal passed an interim order directing Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) to stay the entire acquisition process under the Land Acquisition Act. It has also restrained …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to withhold forest clearance to Sutlej basin Shongtang-Karcham (450 MW) hydel project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Prdaesh, but has decided to give its go-ahead to Chanju-I (36MW)
Solan: With the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) directing induction furnaces and steel units to get their non-hazardous slag treated through the Shiwalik Hazardous Waste Plant, investors resent that the board had made it compulsory to get this waste treated from the hazardous plant which was contrary to the laid …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has rejected the proposal of the Himachal government to use 775 hectares of forestland for the Renuka Dam project in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The project was categorised as one of national importance. Once completed, it was supposed to provide 275 million …
Two labourers lost their lives and three people were injured at Kanlog in Shimla due to heavy rains on Sunday morning. A temporary hutment made of tin sheets collapsed in an under-construction building resulting in the death of two people. In another incident, 20 persons living in Ruldu Bhatta locality …
