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 …
Report filed by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology regarding the massive land sinking at Pernote village in Ramban district of Jammu & Kashmir. It was said that massive construction activities, including road expansions and construction of tunnels in eco-fragile zones in various area of Jammu & Kashmir was the …
Joint Committee Report in OA No. 706 of 2022 (Asgar Ahmad Najar Versus Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ors.). The complainant had said that ABCI Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of the IRCON has installed a batching plant (cement concrete USBRL Project T-77 D tunnel) at …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pritam Singh Vs Union Territory of J&K & Others dated 05/05/2020. A factual and action taken report was sought from a joint Committee comprising Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Jammu & Kashmir State Pollution Control Board and District Magistrate, Ramban …
Report by the Joint Committee of Central Pollution Control Board, Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Board and District Magistrate, Ramban on illegal operation of stone crushers and hot mix plants in district Ramban in terms of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of December 20, 2019 in Original Application No. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pritam Singh Vs Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Others dated 20/12/2019 regarding illegal operation of stone crushers and hot mix plants operating in District Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir, adversely affecting the ecology of the area. The applicant …
The Contractor companies engaged by Northern Railway and National Highway Authority of India in Ramban district for developing railway track and Srinagar-Jammu highway are openly flouting norms with impunity by dumping chemical pollutants in river streams and rivulets, locals have alleged. They said the Pollution Control Board (PCB) which is …
The National Green Tribunal today granted a week's time to a committee, formed by it, to file a report regarding alleged illegal and unauthorised felling of large number of trees in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the Additional Chief Conservator …
The 900-MW Baglihar hydroelectric project continues to increase the worries of experts and inhabitants in the erstwhile Doda district comprising Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban districts as the region faces a major threat of severe climate change, courtesy successive regimes which have ignored all environmental concerns attached to the project. Torrential …
The man-animal conflict in the state has claimed 14 human lives and 211 persons were injured in attack by wild animals during 2014-15, highlighting the situation arising out of encroachment of forests by people. The maximum number of attacks were reported from the Kashmir valley and mountainous areas of Jammu. …
Batote, July 23: The Planning Commission of India (PCI), led by its member, BK Chaturvedi, former Cabinet Secretary, and Arun Mehta, Principal Secretary, flew to the project site of Baglihar-II at Chanderkot in Ramban district today. To review the case of the state government’s demand for Rs 1,000 crore to …
The state Cabinet here today gave its approval for the submission of memorandum to the Centre for the grant of special package of Rs 607.77 crore for the rehabilitation of the quake-hit in the Doda region. The assistance is also being sought for the restoration of public infrastructure in the …
Keeping in view the seismic vulnerability of Kashmir, the High Court has asked the government to establish an “effective disaster management committee”. The direction came in after a division bench of the court comprising Justices Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Muzaffar Hussain Attar disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed …
JAMMU: The Forest Department has planted 16.43 lakh trees and raised 17.46 lakh plants in its nurseries under Compensatory Aforestation Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) in six divisions of Chenab Forest Circle during the period 2010-11 till March 2012, involving a cost of Rs 6.44 crore. For the year 2012-13 the …
The forest department has planted 16.43 lakh trees and raised 17.46 lakh plants in its nurseries under Compensatory Aforestation Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) in six divisions of Chenab Forest Circle during the period 2010-11 till March 2012, involving a cost of Rs 6.44 crore. For the year 2012-13 the department …
SRINAGAR, Sept 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday underlined the importance of construction of hydro-electric projects in the State to harness its last hydro-electric potential and achieve self-sufficiency in energy generation. Omar said that the economic growth and holistic development of a state like Jammu and Kashmir was largely dependent …
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Baglihar Hydroelectric Project (BHEP) stage-II would generate an average annual income of about Rs 500 crore by producing over 1,300 Million Unit (MU) of energy. He said the state government had launched a number of power projects for execution and many were …
Over 130 people have been evacuated from the snow-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir following reports of trapped people and damaged houses due to heavy snowfall in upper reaches of the region. "We have conducted several evacuations from various snow-bound areas in Ramban district and shifted 28 families to a …
Jammu: Efforts to reopen the Jammu-Srinagar national highway were impeded with several avalanches hitting various areas of Ramban district, 180 km from here, this morning. However, no casualties were reported. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ramban Anil Magotra said avalanches hit various spots in Ramban district. The first avalanche hit the …
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, connecting the state with the rest of the country, was closed to traffic today due to a landslide, triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district.The highway was closed after the landslide at Digdol and falling of boulders at Panthal in Ramban district in the morning, the …
New districts to get focused attention: Bhalla JAMMU: Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla today said that the Government was keen to make available all basic amenities to the people in each district of the State with focused attention on the newly created districts. The Minister was speaking at …
