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 …
Srinagar, December 30: The state is losing its green sheen fast as the forest land has shrunk from 20,230 sq km to just 7,590 sq km as per data furnished by the state Department of Forests earlier this year. The single largest reason responsible for the depletion of green cover …
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has again accused state minister Taj Mohiuddin of encroaching upon its land in Shopian district. This followed the Omar Abdullah government protesting against a Legislative Council committee probing the matter, finally forcing its dissolution. In an official communique dated November 9, the Principal Chief …
SHOPIAN: The potential places along the historical Mughal road would be soon developed as eco-tourism sites under a special Rs 1.50 crore project. The project to be jointly implemented by the Forest, Tourism and Wild Life Departments envisages massive aforestation, conservation of wild life habitats and rich eco-system of the …
SRINAGAR: Around 50 timber smugglers on whom the State Government has slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) are absconding despite man hunt launched by the Jammu and Kashmir Police while around 40 timber smugglers were arrested during past two years. The Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad while …
