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 …
Biting cold wave conditions abated in the state as the minimum temperature increased by a few notches and the weather remained dry due to overcast skies. Higher reaches in tribal areas of Keylong, Udaipur and Kalpa had recorded 2 cm of fresh snow. The state capital of Shimla, Bhuntar, Solan …
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 …
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 …
The State Pollution Control Board has issued notices to 32 healthcare units for their failure to ensure proper segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste. Notices were issued on the basis of shortcomings observed by a three-member committee of scientists which carried out inspections of 62 hospitals, 43 private and 19 …
The State Pollution Control Board has filed a case against unit-I of Jaypee Cement Plant in a local court for undertaking expansion without obtaining the environmental clearance and other approvals. Even as the Chief Minister directed the officials to review the expansion proposal of Jaypee Cement Plant of its unit-I …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices under Section 5 of the Environment Act to the Shimla Municipal Commissioner (SMC) to shut down the bio-medical waste treatment plant at Shimla and start the new treatment plant at Solan. It has also directed private operators to manage bio-medical waste …
Residents of Huran Kotla panchayat in Dharampur block today registered a stiff opposition to a water-boring proposal of a builder, fearing it would lead to drying up of natural sources of water and the sanitation issue in the area. Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department Executive Engineer Hemant Tanwar presided …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has filed a case against Bagha-based JP Cements plant for having undertaken expansion of its plant without the mandatory environmental clearance in violation of the Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and Water (Prevention and Control of …
The lax attitude of the authorities in the Nalagarh sub-division of the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh industrial area has led to an increase in illegal mining on the Nalagarh-Ropar State Highway close to the Sarsa Bridge. Here even the demarcated protected forest (DPF) land has not been spared. The blatant plundering of sand …
Keen to take advantage of the decision of the United Progressive Alliance regime to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in the housing sector, the state government plans to set up satellite townships in the public private partnership mode. The Urban Development Department and the Town and Country Planning Department have …
Officials of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) have served a three-day notice to Parwanoo-based Pronto Industries for causing air pollution in the area. Reacting to a news item published in these columns, where the plight of residents of nearby villagers, including Dhagger, Taksal and Dangiar, who had been facing …
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 …
New NHAI guidelines delay work on road projects New National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) guidelines making forest clearance and acquisition of minimum quantum of land mandatory before inviting bids is delaying road projects to be executed in the public-private partnership mode. As per the guidelines, a project will be …
Harmful chemicals like lead, arsenic, poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organic carbon and elemental carbon, besides an alarming level of particulate matter (PM) of 2.5 and 10 aerodynamic diameter, have been detected in the industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) in a latest study conducted by IIT Kanpur. These findings have been …
The Union Minister of Agriculture has accorded administrative approval for the implementation of a Pilot Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBICS) for rabi 2012-13 season. As per the decision, Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of India Limited will be the implementing agency for the scheme for tomato crop in Solan and potato …
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has sponsored a study to IIT Kanpur (IITK) for Solan district that will cover environmental pollution sources inventory (air, water and hazardous waste), dispersion of pollutants, drainage of wastewater discharges and fate of pollutants, apportionment of pollution sources in ambient environment and …
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 …
Solan: With a view to enhancing the area under forests by 10 million hectares in the next 10 years across the country, a national mission to develop forests by restocking land and planting trees on it is being executed. According to the project, the state Forest Department is preparing a …
SHIMLA: Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over Rs.2 crore (over $400,000) spread over 20,000 hectares has been destroyed in forest fires in just two months this year. A forest department …
