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 …
The State government has decided to supply drinking water to Bijapur and Chitradurga districts from reservoirs under the ‘Kannada Ganga’ water supply scheme in the coming days, said Minister for Law, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Kumar. Speaking with mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said this apart, the government …
The State Government should stop misleading people with regard to completion of pending irrigation projects because it is impossible to complete the Upper Krishna Project in five years even if the Government releases Rs. 10,000 crore a year, the former MLA Shivanand Patil has said. No preparations Addressing presspersons here …
State-owned power producer NTPC today said it got Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) clearance for its 2,400-Mw (3x800 MW), Stage-I Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project being set up in Bijapur district of adjoining Karnataka. The board of directors recently cleared the investment proposal of Rs 15,166 crore for setting …
The Ministry of Environment & Forests has accorded environmental clearance for the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I (3x800 MW) of power major NTPC Ltd, which is being set up in Bijapur district of Karnataka. The board of directors of NTPC Ltd cleared the investment proposal of Rs 15,166 crore …
NTPC Ltd's first ultra-mega power project (UMPP) of 4,000 MW, coming up at Kudgi in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is all set to award contracts for the first phase of 3 by 800 MW once it secures nod from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. “The investment for the Rs …
It was pushed through at the Cabinet meeting A day after the Finance department took exception to the incomplete Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Upper Krishna Project-III, it has come to light that the Water Resources department has paid a whopping Rs 1.7 crore to a Bangalore-based firm to …
The State government will take up the Upper Krishna Phase-3 project, which envisages irrigating about 5.3 lakh hectares, in the current financial year, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the leaders of Opposition, Siddaramaiah and Motamma, the chief minister …
Jairam Ramesh finalises action plan for Saranda forest area in Jharkhand The United Progressive Alliance government on Monday chalked out its first multi-winged operation to tackle the problem of Naxalism through development programmes, implemented under the protection of Central security forces. Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh finalised the …
The Karnataka government, which is in the thick of controversy over acquisition of land for several big-ticket investors, is in no mood to accept certain changes proposed in the new Land Acquisition and Resettlement & Rehabilitation Bill tabled in Parliament last week. Instead, the government is in the process of …
Chhattisgarh forest dwellers may be resettled to improve delivery of essential services. Local authorities are deliberating on an ambitious plan to resettle thousands of forest-dwelling villagers across Chhattisgarh's Maoist-affected Narayanpur district in a bid to provide essential services like education and health care. Sources in the administration say the plan …
Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday announced creation of nine new districts in Chhattisgarh with effect from 2012. Making the announcement while addressing the Independence Day function here Singh said the new districts to be created are Sukma, Kondagaon, Gariaband, Balaudabazar, Balod, Bamtera, Mungeli, Surajpur and Balrampur, taking the total …
Jaishankar Jayaramiah Public sector power major National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is likely to delay implementing its 4,000 mw super critical thermal power project in Bijapur district, with local farmers demanding more compensation in return for their agricultural land, official sources said. The state government has fixed Rs 4.75 lakh …
Twenty six-year-old Soyam Hunga has stayed in the Errabore Salwa Judum camp in Chhattisgarh for six years. He is from village Morguda in Dantewada district and moved to the camp, 30 kilometres away, to escape Naxalites. For the first five years, Soyam and his wife did not need to work …
Climate change has resulted in several kinds of aberrations in the weather phenomenon all over the globe. The recent unprecedented rainfall leading to floods in 13 districts of North Karnataka was said to be one such event. Very high rainfall received over a short period of time in a region …
Raipur: A cholera outbreak may have gone undetected in South Bastar this monsoon. Since June, a steady stream of deaths have been reported in the Maoist-hit districts of Bijapur and Dantewada. More than 100 people developed acute diarrhoea and died of dehydration within hours. Among other bacterial and viral diseases, …
The Karnataka government on Monday decided to spend Rs.4,633 crore on 55 projects and programmes in the districts of north Karnataka for all-round development of the backward region. "To bring about overall development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region and remove regional imbalances, we have decided to implement 55 projects and programmes …
In view of the growing pressure to check illegal mining in Bellary, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said 20 squads had been appointed to check illegal mining in Karnataka. Talking to the media after a review meeting in Bangalore on Tuesday, the Chief Minister reiterated his intention to stop illegal …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said 20 squads are on the job to check illegal mining of iron ore and exports and rejected Opposition criticism that there is no let-up in the unlawful activity. "13 joint squads have been activated. They are keeping a 24-hour vigil and discharging …
It is a battle over price of land between the State government and the farmers, whose properties are to be acquired for the construction of 4000-MW thermal power plant, at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore by the National Thermal Power Corporation, near Kudagi in Basavana Bagewadi taluk in …
Raipur: Those who survive the bullets in Bastar, could die of ordinary disease, as the people of Bijapur district discovered, when it took 24 hours for medical help to arrive in seven interior villages gripped by a mysterious diarrhoea like epidemic. By then, 13 people had died, including eight women …
