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 …
Additional affidavit on behalf of Raja Muzaffar Bhat regarding large scale pollution caused by discharging untreated sewage as well as dumping of municipal solid waste unscientifically in river Doodh Ganga and Mamath Kull in Srinagar and Budgam districts, Jammu & Kashmir. The applicant has listed some points with regard to …
The report presents the interim results of the SAVi simulation and analysis. By considering Lake Dal and the surrounding area as an interconnected economic, environmental and social "system," impacts of competing users and associated sources of pollution on the lake's water quality were assessed. SAVi was then used to simulate …
SRINAGAR: In a surprising find, a study has revealed that pollution in Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - hits dangerous levels during winter months as the air carries five times more tiny particulate matter than the permissible limit, with the experts terming it a worrying development. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Srinagar Bandh Aapda Sangharsh Samiti & Others Vs Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd & Others dated 19/08/2016 asking Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. to pay compensation for the damage suffered by the members of the Srinagar Bandh Aapda Sangharsh Samiti …
While Kashmir valley reels under prevalent heat wave Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season on Sunday. According to state meteorological department a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Srinagar on Sunday which is the highest temperature so far and a low of 20.8 degrees Celsius. …
The Kashmir valley was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake this afternoon. The quake shook houses and buildings in the region and sent panicked residents rushing out for safety. An official of the state Meteorological Department said the tremor was of 6.8 magnitude and its epicentre was located at a depth …
SRINAGAR: Kashmir witnessed the hottest day in February in 76 years as the mercury rose to 20.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Wednesday, more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year. "Srinagar had recorded a high of 20.6 degrees Celsius in the month of February in …
SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has launched a beautification and cleaning drive of the Dal Lake shoreline to attract tourists to Kashmir valley. The primary aim of the beautification and cleaning drive is to attract more tourists to the Kashmir valley and to give a substantial business boost …
An observational analysis of the catastrophic rainstorm during 4–6 September 2014 over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) presented in this study shows that the event was unprecedented in terms of the 24, 48 and 72 h accumulated rainfall. The 24 h accumulated rainfall exceeded the previously determined one-day severe rainstorm limits …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Sixty-seventh Report on 'Unprecedented floods in Srinagar and warning and forecasting of floods and environmental issues in Leh, Jammu and Pathankot'. Concerned with the unprecedented floods in the context of climate change in Srinagar …
Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data. The study, partially funded by NASA’s …
Even when Srinagar hogged all the limelight post the September 2014 devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, areas such as Gund-i-Jehangir in remote Bandipora district, north-west of Srinagar near the Wular Lake, were neglected by media, and to some extent, even by the administration. Media, local, national or international, too …
The water level in the Jhelum in Kashmir has risen as most parts of the Valley were lashed by incessant rain since Sunday. The water level at two measuring points- Sangam (south Kashmir) and Ram Munshibagh- here have crossed the “alarm” level and the present status at both the places …
Hundreds of residents of central Kashmir have been displaced by heavy rain which threatened to unleash floods and landslides, officials here said. The officials said more than 13,000 residents in central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts had to evacuate their homes after stormy weather this week caused heavy rain across …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Irfan Ahmad & Others Vs Urban Development & Urban Local Bodies, J & K State & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding closure of the landfill site located near Achan wetland, Srinagar.
Blames govt for failing to warn Srinagar about floods after Anantnag was inundated The Supreme Court-appointed panel set up to assess the ground situation following the floods has recommended a ban on construction along flood-prone rivers, streams and water bodies. Apart from recommending equitable distribution of free ration in flood-hit …
Varsity researcher warned about catastrophe in 2010 “It was a natural catastrophe which could not have been prevented. If the government had vision, the flood on September 7, which inundated Srinagar, could have been managed better,” said Dr Shakil Romshoo, head of the Earth Sciences Department at the University of …
A flood hitting Srinagar would leave "most parts of the city submerged", a senior official of the department had told a local daily. The report was uncannily spoton. A deluge of warnings on J&K; ignored they knew it was coming. They must have because there were enough warnings, and the …
23,000 rescued, Communication links still down; Pakistan DGMO offers help Lakhs remained stranded and many others on rooftops in several parts of the flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, even as Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag on Monday declared that troops will continue to carry out relief operations in the state …
At least 50 people belonging to a marriage party were feared killed after the bus in which they were travelling was washed away by flood waters in Nowshera sector near Line of Control on Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir has been put under high alert following the worst floods to hit …
