Garhwa (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of Kaimur wildlife sanctuary, Jharkhand, 15/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Bhumi Adhigrahan Visthapan Avam Punarwas Kissam Samiti Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 15/02/2024. Affidavit filed on behalf of the Collector cum-Deputy Commissioner, Garhwa stated that only draft publication of Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kaimur Wildlife …

Govt appoints taskforce for block-level drought report

Ranchi: Chief minister Raghubar Das and agriculture minister Randhir Singh on Wednesday convened a series of meetings with the agriculture department officials and disaster management department and appointed a task force at district-level to submit block-wise drought report by October 15. The government has admitted around 20% loss of paddy …

Cold wave kills two in Garhwa

Two persons lost their lives on account of the prevailing cold weather conditions in the district over the past 24 hours. The deaths took place in the Lawa Champa and Manjhiaon under Manjhiaon Police Station. In the first instance, one 55-year-old Bhikhu Chaudhry, resident of village Lawa Champa under Manjhiaon …

Ganga-Son water grid project gets wings

Highly ambitious water grid project on Ganga and Son rivers has received the much needed fillip since the Center had green signaled it about a month ago. The expert committee from IIT-Rurkee has submitted its report and now the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWSD) is on the verge …

Rare vultures sighted in Palamu after a decade

Daltonganj: Two white vultures were spotted by the officials of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Chainpur recently. They were perched on the sand bed of river Koyal, said sources. This is the first time in 10 years that a vulture has been sighted in Palamu. The sighting of this rare species …

Illegal mining rampant in Garhwa, govt looks other way

GARHWA: At a time when illegal mining and transportation of boulders are rampant in Bhawnathpur forest areas of the district, forcing the government to incur loss of revenue tthe tune of lakhs of rupees, the mines and the forest departments have so far failed to crack whip on those involved …

Panel prods state on Garhwa fluorosis

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state administration to take immediate corrective steps and submit an action taken report within six weeks after taking strong exception to neglect in containing skeletal and dental fluorosis cases in Garhwa. In a directive issued on Wednesday, the panel has noted …

Garhwa dips to 4 degree Celsius

Garhwa on Thursday recorded minimum 4 degree Celsius, the season's lowest minimum at night. It also experienced early morning fog on Friday. While cold winds from northern parts of the country are making Garhwa shiver, a woman Panpati Devi (55), wife of Chalitter Rajwar, died of cold wave in Gangtiria …

Two die of heat wave in U.P.

A blistering heat wave swept through North and East India on Tuesday claiming two lives in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi recorded a maximum of 43.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a minimum of 26.8 degrees Celsius. Two train passengers were found dead at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh where the …

Rs 9.83cr sanctioned for irrigation plan

Ranchi, Dec. 25: The wait for resumption of Khajuri medium irrigation project in water-starved Garhwa district may be soon over, as the state water resources department has revised its estimates and granted administrative sanction to the tune of Rs 9.83 crore. Progress on the project in Majhiaon block has been …

State to construct barrage on Kanhar

Ranchi, June 27: State government today informed Jharkhand High Court that a barrage would be constructed on Kanhar river in Garhwa, thus putting an end to the speculation of construction of a dam, which was pending for more than three decades. The matter was brought before the high court in …

PIL puts Kanhar dam in limbo

Ranchi, Aug. 25: The state’s water resources department will have to wait for a Jharkhand High Court verdict on the fate of Kanhar dam which, once over, can be the lifeline for drought-hit Garhwa district. The delay has been brought about by senior socialist leader and former state health minister …

Poverty alleviation in Jharkhand through forestry

Sudhir Prasad The above figure explain that Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu, Hazaribag Kodarma, East Singhbhum district has more than 40% of geographical area as forest cover. Beside this, these districts are monocrop or no crop area. Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu are drought prone districts and virtually no agriculture practice is possible there. …

Lets celebrate spring

But where are the flowers? HIGH temperatures have caused spring flowers to bloom earlier than usual in Uttarakhand disrupting the annual festivities. This has dismayed children in the Garhwal district the most because each year when they wake up before dawn to collect wild flowers like Rhododendron arboreum (burans), Prunus …

Submergence study of proposed Kanhar Jalasay Pariyojna

The submergence study of the proposed Kanhar Jalayasa Pariyojna by Jharkhand Space Applications Center (JSAC) is basically a technology demonstration project to assess the area of submergence at different level of proposed impoundment. The reservoir is proposed on the river Kanhar which borders both Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh state near Garhwa …

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