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 …
Chikmagalur: Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said that an action plan has been prepared to develop the Kadur-Chikmagalur road at an estimated cost of Rs 136 crore. Beneficiaries with their mothers at the venue. DH Photos.Speaking after distributing Bhagyalakshmi scheme bonds and sarees to beneficiaries at the District Stadium here …
Kalasapura village of Chikmagalur was a happy little hamlet but things changed for the residents about three decades ago, ever since it is said that there is an Uranium deposit at Rangappanagudda near Kalasapura. A partial view of Rangappanagudda near Kalasapura in Chikmagalur, where Uranium deposit has been reportedly found. …
Kalasa, oct 6, DHNS: Residents in Kudremukh town and Jambale, Nellibeedu, Bandagal villages experienced mild earth tremors between 6.45 pm and 7 pm on Wednesday. The tremors lasted for three seconds. An employee of Kudremukh Iron Ore Corporation Limited telephoned Deccan Herald office to convey the same. The town has …
The main premise of political ecology is that environmental change is not a neutral process amenable to technical management. Rather, it has political sources, conditions and ramifications that impinge on socio-economic inequalities and political process. The article seeks to provide an introduction to the rapidly growing research field of Third …
Birur, August 20, DH News Service: Two rogue tuskers have destroyed jowar and sunflower fields on Yagati road near Birur. The rogue tuskers came from Arasikere on Thursday night and on Friday morning they were seen near Birur. At about 8 am, they entered the jowar field of Dogehalli Thimmarayappa …
A sum of Rs 25 crore has been granted to Chikmagalur district by NABARD through non governmental organisations for the development of rural areas by implementing watershed project with the help of villagers, informed NABARD Assistant Executive Dr Diwakar Hegde. He was speaking after the inauguration of Hasiru Habba programme …
Chief Whip in the State Assembly and MLA D N Jeevaraj had openly announced that the state government had not given permission for the setting up of mini hydro power projects in Chikmagalur. However, in reality, the state government had entered into an agreement with the private companies for the …
Farmers of Chikmagalur have estranged from Sunflower crop this year as they have developed love for cultivating ginger and jowar cultivation. The inclination is evident if one looks at the statistics of Agriculture department. Every year 16,300 hectare land is sown with sunflower seeds in Chikmagalur and Kadur taluks but …
Environmental organisations have said that medicinal herbs are being openly looted from Mullaiahnagiri, Bababudangiri, Kemmangundi and Chandrdrona hill range. A press release from environmental activist G Veeresh said that the plants from these hill have been in great demand from time immemorial and hence district administration and forest department should …
About 1,38,254 acres revenue land in Chikmagalur district has been included for reserve forest. Of which, 24,789 acre land has been declared as forest land by
The Government has released Rs 17 crore for the drinking water projects to supply water to Birur-Kadur town. The towns will receive permanent water within few months, said MLA K M Krishnamurthy. Speaking to Deccan Herald, he said water will be supplied from Bhadra river to the twon. The work …
Environmental orgnisations like Wild Cat -C, Nature Conservation Guild and Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust has urged the district administration to ban the use of elephants for timber work in coffee estates in Chikmagalur district. In a press release issed by Sridev Hulikere and D V Girish said
The lush bamboo bushes have grown in Bhadra reserve forest. These bushes came to light during the elephant census which were held for the last three days in the reserve forest. The bamboo bushes in Bhadra reserve forest. DH photoAccording to forest department officials
The elephant census in Bhadra wildlife division is in progress. The enumerators have sighted 82 elephants so far, said ACF Ramesh Babu. Elephants in Bhadra Reserve Forest in Chikmagalur. DH file photoSpeaking to Deccan Herald from Kesuve camp in Muthodi zone, he said the work on estimated number of elephants …
A letter from Public Works Department Executive Engineer to Hassan Circle Superintending Engineer has said that as many as 8 bridges belonging to Public Works Department are in disastrous state due to movement of sand laden heavy vehicles and illegal sand mining going on at Hemavathi river bed. The letter …
Peculiar symptoms are being noticed in people living in Machenahalli of Ambale village. Without proper information on the ailment which causes such symptoms, people are suspecting that they must be suffering from chikungunya. There are about 500 houses in this village. About 15 days ago two to three people in …
Koracharahatti has Ayyanakere and Madagadakere, two largest lakes in the district, on its either sides but yet it was facing drought till about one-year-ago. Bore wells would go dry, leaving people in dire strait, forcing them to trek miles to get water. Tired of this regular routine, some farmers decided …
The Anti Naxal Squad after conducting combing operation in the Western Ghats for so many days are presently hunting for the answer for two major questions. Firstly, where have the naxalites gone and what are they doing? There have been no traces of naxalite activities in the district since December …
Environmentalists from the district have said that Western Ghat Task Force President Ananth Hegde Ashisara should collect more lucid details on the plains, kavals and scrub jungle and then make statements. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust Founder Trustee D V Girish said that there is lot of …
