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 …
Leh: Rigzin Angmo, a middle-aged nurse at a government hospital, is all smiles as she shows you her new house that was built this June. She got a compensation of Rs 2.3 lakh from the government after her house was washed away in the floods, exactly a year ago, and …
SRINAGAR: The Governor, N. N. Vohra, today said that Jammu and Kashmir has vast potential in agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and fruit processing industry to generate large scale economic and employment opportunities. He added that Agricultural Universities, State Government Extension Agencies and the Corporate sector could beneficially coordinate their efforts and …
Leh has become the first district in the state to have its own five-year perspective plan 2011-16 for all 93 panchayat halqas of the district and Leh town for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as per the wishes and needs of people. The formulation …
The deodar greenline in this tourist town will shrink. More than 100 deodar trees will be cut for the Manali bypass road project to ease the traffic congestion in this town and make way for the double-laning of the Manali-Leh highway. In Ram Bagh, three big trees have dried up …
The strategically important Srinagar-Leh National Highway was thrown open to vehicular traffic today after it remained closed for more than five months due to heavy snowfall. The highway was thrown open by the General-Officer-in-Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps of the Army, Lt-Gen SA Hasnain.
Leh, Even after eight months of the devastating cloudburst causing a huge damage to life and property in the Ladakh region, Leh district is yet to receive any major financial support from the Union government. Many important projects, including the irrigation canal, were incomplete due to lack of funds. The …
Keeping in mind the cloudburst tragedy of Leh in 2010, experts from various fields studying changes in Himachal in relation to climate change have voiced common concerns about high-altitude areas of the state that have already thrown up alarming signals
LEH, Jan 9: Union Minister, for New and Renewal Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah, today visited Leh to review the implementation of Ladakh Renewal Energy Project, a Central special assistance to Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh region under Jawahar Lal Nehru Solar Mission besides taking stock of rehabilitation of the …
Taking a step further on the proposed strategic Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line, the Union Railway Ministry has sought approval of the Planing Commission of India for the project after examining its feasibility report. In a letter to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, Union Minister of State for Railways E Ahamed communicated …
LEH, Dec. 23 : The Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Shashidhar Reddy today inaugurated the Prefab Community Shelters in Solar Colony and formally handed over 13 prefabricated community shelters and 4 Oval-shaped E-domes to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh which were built for community use at …
Leh: Shading her eyes from the sun, Tsering Angmo puts the spade back on the ground, and rests one foot on a rock to take a break. Her hands and clothes are coated in dust. Angmo, 37, survived the flash floods that devastated Leh early August and claimed over 150 …
*Inaugurates power station at Leh LEH, Nov 26: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today inaugurated Rs 8 crore 4.5 MW diesel power station at Leh which will augment the current electric supply in the area besides electrifying the newly developed Solar Colony for the affected families of flash floods at Choglamsar. …
Leh: They call it, Jhakzang, an auspicious day for moving into a new house. And across Solar camp, the biggest rehabilitation colony in Leh, men and women are carrying mattresses, mats and bags from canvas tents to their new homes. They
TWO months after a cloudburst and floods destroyed their crops and land, hundreds of farmers in Leh are struggling to make a living. Farmlands in the district of Ladakh are covered with thick layers of dried mud and boulders. Stanzin Dorjey, 48, of Taru village, one of the worst affected …
Leh: Two months after flashfloods devastated the region and left over 200 dead, thousands of people, including Hong Kong musician-filmmaker Kenny Pee and Spanish actor Carlos Leal, turned out to plant saplings to create environmental awareness at Karu on Leh outskirts on Sunday. In the process, around 9,000 people, who …
Central Steering Committee reviews Rs 473 crore LEH , Oct 6: A high level Central Steering Committee headed by the Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Deepak Gupta reviewed the progress of Rs. 473.00 crore Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiatives here. Under this mega project which is to be …
A cloud burst over arid Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh on August 6, pouring some 250 mm of rain in an hour. The sudden downpour triggered flash floods and mudslides, killing over 180 people and wiping out the old town of Leh and two villages. Weathermen say the high-altitude …
