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 Chitradurga district has a dubious distinction of facing drought 59 times in the last 100 years. Even this year the drought scenario looms large over the district due to the insufficient rains in the monsoon. The onion crop which is withering due to the lack of rains in the …
Sachitadananda Kuragunda,DH News Service,Chitradurga: Chitradurga district is known for its heat and dust. In the last 100 years the district has suffered famine more than 50 times. Naturally, water is a political issue here. Every politician makes it a point to take an oath by Bhagiratha to get water to …
The High Court has ordered injunction against the laying railway lines through a reserve forest patch in Challakere, Chitradurga taluk, for iron ore mining. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Animal and Environment Welfare Association, the division bench comprising Chief Justice P D Dinakaran and Justice V G Sabhahit …
Siddaiah Hiremath and Sacchidananda Kurgund write about the hundreds of windmills used for power generation in Gadag and Chitradurga districts respectively. Hundreds of windmills have mushroomed in Kappatagudda in Gadag district. The hill that spreads across 33,000 hectares is now shorn of all vegetation thanks to these windmills. It
Report on mining irregularities in Karnataka is out A mining company in Andhra Pradesh has extended its area and operations into Bellary district in Karnataka, said an investigation of mining irregularities in Karnataka. Karnataka
DH News Service, Bangalore: The State government is committed to provide potable water from surface-level sources to all urban and rural areas in five years, Chief Minister Yeddyurappa said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with senior officers of Urban Development and Water Resources departments, he said at …
SMART CARDS PART III Rakesh Prakash & Bishnu Dash / Bangalore/bhubaneswar September 03, 2008, 1:16 IST Farm workers swiping biometric cards to receive their daily wages is all set to become a reality in Orissa and Karnataka villages. Both states are ready to distribute smart cards to ensure transparency in …
By Asha Krishnaswamy, DH News Service, Bangalore: The satellite images, which are part of the Lokayukta report on the mining activities in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, indicate that there is rampant illegal mining by many companies. The images are given by the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad and …
DH News Service, Bangalore: Public Works Minister C M Udasi on Tuesday told the legislative assembly that the government will not construct roads in forests as it would be against the forest conservation legislation. However, basic amenities would be provided to the human settlements in the neighbourhood of villages. Replying …
The present study aims at the assessment of water quality in Mallapura tank of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The physico-chemical parameters of the Mallapura tank has been studied monthly during the year October 2004 to September 2005 from one site. The results revealed that most of the water quality parameters are not …
